netscaler.adc.lbgroup module – Configuration for LB group 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.lbgroup.

New in netscaler.adc 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Configuration for LB group 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"

backuppersistencetimeout

any

Time period, in minutes, for which backup persistence is in effect.

cookiedomain

any

Domain attribute for the HTTP cookie.

cookiename

any

Use this parameter to specify the cookie name for COOKIE peristence type. It specifies the name of cookie with a maximum of 32 characters. If not specified, cookie name is internally generated.

lbgroup_lbvserver_binding

dictionary

Bindings for lbgroup_lbvserver_binding resource

binding_members

list / elements=dictionary

List of binding members

Default: []

mode

string

The mode in which to configure the bindings.

If mode is set to desired, the bindings will be added or removed from the target NetScaler ADCs as necessary to match the bindings specified in the state.

If mode is set to bind, the specified bindings will be added to the resource. The existing bindings in the target ADCs will not be modified.

If mode is set to unbind, the specified bindings will be removed from the resource. The existing bindings in the target ADCs will not be modified.

Choices:

  • "desired" ← (default)

  • "bind"

  • "unbind"

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.

mastervserver

any

When USE_VSERVER_PERSISTENCE is enabled, one can use this setting to designate a member vserver as master which is responsible to create the persistence sessions

name

any

Name of the load balancing virtual server group.

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

newname

string

New name for the load balancing virtual server group.

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.

persistencebackup

any

Type of backup persistence for the group.

Choices:

  • "SOURCEIP"

  • "NONE"

persistencetype

any

Type of persistence for the group. Available settings function as follows:

* SOURCEIP - Create persistence sessions based on the client IP.

* COOKIEINSERT - Create persistence sessions based on a cookie in client requests. The cookie is inserted by a Set-Cookie directive from the server, in its first response to a client.

* RULE - Create persistence sessions based on a user defined rule.

* NONE - Disable persistence for the group.

Choices:

  • "SOURCEIP"

  • "COOKIEINSERT"

  • "RULE"

  • "NONE"

persistmask

any

Persistence mask to apply to source IPv4 addresses when creating source IP based persistence sessions.

rule

any

Expression, or name of a named expression, against which traffic is evaluated.

The following requirements apply only to the Citrix ADC CLI:

* If the expression includes one or more spaces, enclose the entire expression in double quotation marks.

* If the expression itself includes double quotation marks, escape the quotations by using the \ character.

* Alternatively, you can use single quotation marks to enclose the rule, in which case you do not have to escape the double quotation marks.

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

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

  • "unset"

timeout

any

Time period for which a persistence session is in effect.

usevserverpersistency

any

Use this parameter to enable vserver level persistence on group members. This allows member vservers to have their own persistence, but need to be compatible with other members persistence rules. When this setting is enabled persistence sessions created by any of the members can be shared by other member vservers.

Choices:

  • "ENABLED"

  • "DISABLED"

v6persistmasklen

any

Persistence mask to apply to source IPv6 addresses when creating source IP based persistence sessions.

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)