# bigip_gtm_monitor_http – Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM http monitors

New in version 2.6.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manages F5 BIG-IP GTM http monitors.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---

ignore_down_response
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Specifies that the monitor allows more than one probe attempt per interval.
When `yes`, specifies that the monitor ignores down responses for the duration of the monitor timeout. Once the monitor timeout is reached without the system receiving an up response, the system marks the object down.
When `no`, specifies that the monitor immediately marks an object down when it receives a down response.
When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `no`.

interval integer |  | The interval specifying how frequently the monitor instance of this template will run. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be 30. This value must be less than the `timeout` value.
ip string |  | IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be '*'. If this value is an IP address, then a `port` number must be specified.
name string / required |  | Monitor name.
parent string | Default: "/Common/http" | The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the `tcp` parent on the `Common` partition.
partition string | Default: "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on.
port string |  | Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be '*'. Note that if specifying an IP address, a value between 1 and 65535 must be specified
probe_timeout integer |  | Specifies the number of seconds after which the system times out the probe request to the system. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `5`.
provider dictionary added in 2.5 |  | A dict object containing connection details.
| auth_provider string |  | Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
| password string / required |  | The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_PASSWORD`. aliases: pass, pwd
| server string / required |  | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER`.
| server_port integer | Default: 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER_PORT`.
| ssh_keyfile path |  | Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE`.
| timeout integer |  | Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.

transport
string

Choices:
- cli
- rest ←

Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.

| user string / required |  | The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_USER`.

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_VALIDATE_CERTS`.

receive string |  | The receive string for the monitor call.

reverse
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Instructs the system to mark the target resource down when the test is successful. This setting is useful, for example, if the content on your web site home page is dynamic and changes frequently, you may want to set up a reverse ECV service check that looks for the string Error.
A match for this string means that the web server was down.
To use this option, you must specify values for `send` and `receive`.

send string |  | The send string for the monitor call. When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, the default of `GET /\r\n` will be used.

state
string

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

When `present`, ensures that the monitor exists.
When `absent`, ensures the monitor is removed.

target_password string |  | Specifies the password, if the monitored target requires authentication.
target_username string |  | Specifies the user name, if the monitored target requires authentication.

timeout
integer

The number of seconds in which the node or service must respond to the monitor request. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered up. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered down. You can change this number to any number you want, however, it should be 3 times the interval number of seconds plus 1 second.
If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be 120.

transparent
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Specifies whether the monitor operates in transparent mode.
A monitor in transparent mode directs traffic through the associated pool members or nodes (usually a router or firewall) to the aliased destination (that is, it probes the `ip`-`port` combination specified in the monitor).
If the monitor cannot successfully reach the aliased destination, the pool member or node through which the monitor traffic was sent is marked down.
When creating a new monitor, if this parameter is not provided, then the default value will be `no`.

update_password
string

Choices:
- always ←
- on_create

`always` will update passwords if the `target_password` is specified.
`on_create` will only set the password for newly created monitors.

## Notes

Note

- For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.

- Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.

- The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

## Examples

    - name: Create a GTM HTTP monitor
      bigip_gtm_monitor_http:
        name: my_monitor
        ip: 1.1.1.1
        port: 80
        send: my send string
        receive: my receive string
        state: present
        provider:
          user: admin
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Remove HTTP Monitor
      bigip_gtm_monitor_http:
        name: my_monitor
        state: absent
        provider:
          user: admin
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Add HTTP monitor for all addresses, port 514
      bigip_gtm_monitor_http:
        name: my_monitor
        port: 514
        provider:
          user: admin
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
      delegate_to: localhost

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
ignore_down_response boolean | changed | Whether to ignore the down response or not. Sample: True
interval integer | changed | The new interval in which to run the monitor check. Sample: 2
ip string | changed | The new IP of IP/port definition. Sample: 10.12.13.14
parent string | changed | New parent template of the monitor. Sample: http
port string | changed | The new port the monitor checks the resource on. Sample: 8080
probe_timeout integer | changed | The new timeout in which the system will timeout the monitor probe. Sample: 10
receive string | changed | The new receive string for this monitor. Sample: tcp string to receive
reverse boolean | changed | The new value for whether the monitor operates in reverse mode.
send string | changed | The new send string for this monitor. Sample: tcp string to send
timeout integer | changed | The new timeout in which the remote system must respond to the monitor. Sample: 10
transparent boolean | changed | The new value for whether the monitor operates in transparent mode.

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

### Authors

- Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

- Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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