netscaler.adc.forwardingsession module – Configuration for session forward 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.forwardingsession.

New in netscaler.adc 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Configuration for session forward resource.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

acl6name

string

Name of any configured ACL6 whose action is ALLOW. The rule of the ACL6 is used as a forwarding session rule.

aclname

string

Name of any configured ACL whose action is ALLOW. The rule of the ACL is used as a forwarding session rule.

api_path

string

Base NITRO API path.

Define only in case of an ADM service proxy call

Default: "nitro/v1/config"

connfailover

string

Synchronize connection information with the secondary appliance in a high availability (HA) pair. That is, synchronize all connection-related information for the forwarding session.

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.

name

string

Name for the forwarding session rule. Can begin with a letter, number, or the underscore character (_), and can consist of letters, numbers, and the hyphen (-), period (.) pound (#), space ( ), at (@), equals (=), colon (:), and underscore characters. Cannot be changed after the rule is created.

The following requirement applies only to the Citrix ADC CLI:

If the name includes one or more spaces, enclose the name in double or single quotation marks (for example, “my rule” or ‘my rule’).

netmask

string

Subnet mask associated with the network.

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

network

string

An IPv4 network address or IPv6 prefix of a network from which the forwarded traffic originates or to which it is destined.

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.

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.

processlocal

string

Enabling this option on forwarding session will not steer the packet to flow processor. Instead, packet will be routed.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

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

sourceroutecache

string

Cache the source ip address and mac address of the DA servers.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

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.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

td

float

Integer value that uniquely identifies the traffic domain in which you want to configure the entity. If you do not specify an ID, the entity becomes part of the default traffic domain, which has an ID of 0.

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)