netscaler.adc.clusterinstance module – Configuration for cluster instance resource.

Note

This module is part of the netscaler.adc collection (version 2.6.0).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install netscaler.adc.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netscaler.adc.clusterinstance.

New in netscaler.adc 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Configuration for cluster instance resource.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

api_path

string

Base NITRO API path.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

Default: "nitro/v1/config"

backplanebasedview

any

View based on heartbeat only on bkplane interface

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

clid

any

Unique number that identifies the cluster.

clusterproxyarp

any

This field controls the proxy arp feature in cluster. By default the flag is enabled.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

deadinterval

any

Amount of time, in seconds, after which nodes that do not respond to the heartbeats are assumed to be down.If the value is less than 3 sec, set the helloInterval parameter to 200 msec

dfdretainl2params

any

flag to add ext l2 header during steering. By default the flag is disabled.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

hellointerval

any

Interval, in milliseconds, at which heartbeats are sent to each cluster node to check the health status.Set the value to 200 msec, if the deadInterval parameter is less than 3 sec

inc

any

This option is required if the cluster nodes reside on different networks.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

managed_netscaler_instance_id

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The ID of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_ip

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The IP of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_name

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The name of the managed NetScaler instance to which NetScaler Console

has to configure as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

managed_netscaler_instance_password

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The password of the managed NetScaler instance.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

In Settings > Administration > System Configurations > Basic Settings,

if you select Prompt Credentials for Instance Login,

ensure to configure username and password of a managed instance.

managed_netscaler_instance_username

string

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The username of the managed NetScaler instance.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

In Settings > Administration > System Configurations > Basic Settings,

if you select Prompt Credentials for Instance Login,

ensure to configure username and password of a managed instance.

netscaler_console_as_proxy_server

boolean

added in netscaler.adc 2.6.0

The IP address of the NetScaler ADC appliance acting as a proxy server.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

nitro_auth_token

string

The authentication token provided by a login operation.

nitro_pass

string

The password with which to authenticate to the NetScaler ADC node.

nitro_protocol

string

Which protocol to use when accessing the nitro API objects.

Choices:

  • "http"

  • "https" ← (default)

nitro_user

string

The username with which to authenticate to the NetScaler ADC node.

nodegroup

any

The node group in a Cluster system used for transition from L2 to L3.

nsip

string / required

The ip address of the NetScaler ADC appliance where the nitro API calls will be made.

The port can be specified with the colon (:). E.g. 192.168.1.1:555.

preemption

any

Preempt a cluster node that is configured as a SPARE if an ACTIVE node becomes available.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

processlocal

any

By turning on this option packets destined to a service in a cluster will not under go any steering.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

quorumtype

any

Quorum Configuration Choices - “Majority” (recommended) requires majority of nodes to be online for the cluster to be UP. “None” relaxes this requirement.

Choices:

  • "MAJORITY"

  • "NONE"

retainconnectionsoncluster

any

This option enables you to retain existing connections on a node joining a Cluster system or when a node is being configured for passive timeout. By default, this option is disabled.

Choices:

  • "YES"

  • "NO"

save_config

boolean

If true the module will save the configuration on the NetScaler ADC node if it makes any changes.

The module will not save the configuration on the NetScaler ADC node if it made no changes.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

state

string

The state of the resource being configured by the module on the NetScaler ADC node.

When present, the resource will be added/updated configured according to the module’s parameters.

When absent, the resource will be deleted from the NetScaler ADC node.

When enabled, the resource will be enabled on the NetScaler ADC node.

When disabled, the resource will be disabled on the NetScaler ADC node.

When unset, the resource will be unset on the NetScaler ADC node.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "enabled"

  • "disabled"

  • "unset"

syncstatusstrictmode

any

strict mode for sync status of cluster. Depending on the the mode if there are any errors while applying config, sync status is displayed accordingly. By default the flag is disabled.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

validate_certs

boolean

If false, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

Examples

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

changed

boolean

Indicates if any change is made by the module

Returned: always

Sample: true

diff

dictionary

Dictionary of before and after changes

Returned: always

Sample: {"after": {"key2": "pqr"}, "before": {"key1": "xyz"}, "prepared": "changes done"}

diff_list

list / elements=string

List of differences between the actual configured object and the configuration specified in the module

Returned: when changed

Sample: ["Attribute `key1` differs. Desired: (<class 'str'>) XYZ. Existing: (<class 'str'>) PQR"]

failed

boolean

Indicates if the module failed or not

Returned: always

Sample: false

loglines

list / elements=string

list of logged messages by the module

Returned: always

Sample: ["message 1", "message 2"]

Authors

  • Sumanth Lingappa (@sumanth-lingappa)