# bigip_ucs – Manage upload, installation and removal of UCS files

New in version 2.4.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manage upload, installation and removal of UCS files.

## Parameters

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

force
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

If `yes` will upload the file every time and replace the file on the device. If `no`, the file will only be uploaded if it does not already exist. Generally should be `yes` only in cases where you have reason to believe that the image was corrupted during upload.

include_chassis_level_config
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

During restore of the UCS file, include chassis level configuration that is shared among boot volume sets. For example, cluster default configuration.

no_license
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Performs a full restore of the UCS file and all the files it contains, with the exception of the license file. The option must be used to restore a UCS on RMA devices (Returned Materials Authorization).

no_platform_check
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Bypasses the platform check and allows a UCS that was created using a different platform to be installed. By default (without this option), a UCS created from a different platform is not allowed to be installed.

passphrase string |  | Specifies the passphrase that is necessary to load the specified UCS file.
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`.

reset_trust
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

When specified, the device and trust domain certs and keys are not loaded from the UCS. Instead, a new set is regenerated.

state
string

Choices:
- absent
- installed
- present ←

When `installed`, ensures that the UCS is uploaded and installed, on the system. When `present`, ensures that the UCS is uploaded. When `absent`, the UCS will be removed from the system. When `installed`, the uploading of the UCS is idempotent, however the installation of that configuration is not idempotent.

ucs string |  | The path to the UCS file to install. The parameter must be provided if the `state` is either `installed` or `activated`. When `state` is `absent`, the full path for this parameter will be ignored and only the filename will be used to select a UCS for removal. Therefore you could specify `/mickey/mouse/test.ucs` and this module would only look for `test.ucs`.

## Notes

Note

- Only the most basic checks are performed by this module. Other checks and considerations need to be taken into account. See the following URL. https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/11000/300/sol11318.html

- This module does not handle devices with the FIPS 140 HSM

- This module does not handle BIG-IPs systems on the 6400, 6800, 8400, or 8800 hardware platform.

- This module does not verify that the new or replaced SSH keys from the UCS file are synchronized between the BIG-IP system and the SCCP

- This module does not support the ‘rma’ option

- This module does not support restoring a UCS archive on a BIG-IP 1500, 3400, 4100, 6400, 6800, or 8400 hardware platform other than the system from which the backup was created

- The UCS restore operation restores the full configuration only if the hostname of the target system matches the hostname on which the UCS archive was created. If the hostname does not match, only the shared configuration is restored. You can ensure hostnames match by using the `bigip_hostname` Ansible module in a task before using this module.

- This module does not support re-licensing a BIG-IP restored from a UCS

- This module does not support restoring encrypted archives on replacement RMA units.

- 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: Upload UCS
      bigip_ucs:
        ucs: /root/bigip.localhost.localdomain.ucs
        state: present
        provider:
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
          password: secret
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Install (upload, install) UCS.
      bigip_ucs:
        ucs: /root/bigip.localhost.localdomain.ucs
        state: installed
        provider:
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
          password: secret
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Install (upload, install) UCS without installing the license portion
      bigip_ucs:
        ucs: /root/bigip.localhost.localdomain.ucs
        state: installed
        no_license: yes
        provider:
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
          password: secret
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Install (upload, install) UCS except the license, and bypassing the platform check
      bigip_ucs:
        ucs: /root/bigip.localhost.localdomain.ucs
        state: installed
        no_license: yes
        no_platform_check: yes
        provider:
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
          password: secret
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Install (upload, install) UCS using a passphrase necessary to load the UCS
      bigip_ucs:
        ucs: /root/bigip.localhost.localdomain.ucs
        state: installed
        passphrase: MyPassphrase1234
        provider:
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
          password: secret
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Remove uploaded UCS file
      bigip_ucs:
        ucs: bigip.localhost.localdomain.ucs
        state: absent
        provider:
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
          password: secret
      delegate_to: localhost

## 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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