netscaler.adc.policypatset module – Configuration for PAT set resource.

Note

This module is part of the netscaler.adc collection (version 2.6.2).

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.policypatset.

New in netscaler.adc 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Configuration for PAT set 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"

comment

string

Any comments to preserve information about this patset or a pattern bound to this patset.

dynamic

string

This is used to populate internal patset information so that the patset can also be used dynamically in an expression. Here dynamically means the patset name can also be derived using an expression. For example for a given patset name “allow_test” it can be used dynamically as http.req.url.contains_any(“allow_” + http.req.url.path.get(1)). This cannot be used with default patsets.

Choices:

  • "YES"

  • "NO"

dynamiconly

boolean

Shows only dynamic patsets when set true.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

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

Unique name of the pattern set. Not case sensitive. Must begin with an ASCII letter or underscore (_) character and must contain only alphanumeric and underscore characters. Must not be the name of an existing named expression, pattern set, dataset, string map, or HTTP callout.

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.

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.

patsetfile

string

File which contains list of patterns that needs to be bound to the patset. A patsetfile cannot be associated with multiple patsets.

policypatset_pattern_binding

dictionary

Bindings for policypatset_pattern_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"

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"

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

---
- name: Sample policypatset playbook
  hosts: demo_netscalers
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Configure policypatset
      delegate_to: localhost
      netscaler.adc.policypatset:
        state: present
        name: prod_patset

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)

  • Shiva Shankar Vaddepally (@shivashankar-vaddepally)