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bigip_device_ntp - Manage NTP servers on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.2.

Synopsis

Manage NTP servers on a BIG-IP

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • f5-sdk

Options

parameter required default choices comments
ntp_servers
 no
A list of NTP servers to set on the device. At least one of ntp_servers or timezone is required.
password
 yes
The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP.
server
 yes
The BIG-IP host.
server_port
(added in 2.2)
 no 443
The BIG-IP server port.
state
 no present
  • absent
  • present
The state of the NTP servers on the system. When present, guarantees that the NTP servers are set on the system. When absent, removes the specified NTP servers from the device configuration.
timezone
 no UTC
The timezone to set for NTP lookups. At least one of ntp_servers or timezone is required.
user
 yes
The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device.
validate_certs
(added in 2.0)
 no True
  • True
  • False
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Examples

- name: Set NTP server
  bigip_device_ntp:
      ntp_servers:
          - "192.0.2.23"
      password: "secret"
      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
      user: "admin"
      validate_certs: "no"
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Set timezone
  bigip_device_ntp:
      password: "secret"
      server: "lb.mydomain.com"
      timezone: "America/Los_Angeles"
      user: "admin"
      validate_certs: "no"
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

name description returned type sample
ntp_servers The NTP servers that were set on the device changed list ['192.0.2.23', '192.0.2.42']
timezone The timezone that was set on the device changed string true

Notes

Note

Requires the f5-sdk Python package on the host. This is as easy as pip install f5-sdk.

This is an Extras Module

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© 2012–2016 Michael DeHaan
© 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/bigip_device_ntp_module.html