# bigip_dns_zone – Manage DNS zones on BIG-IP

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Return Values

- Status

## Synopsis

- Manage DNS zones on BIG-IP. The zones managed here are primarily used for configuring DNS Express on BIG-IP. This module does not configure zones that are found in BIG-IP ZoneRunner.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
dns_express dictionary |  | DNS express related settings.
| allow_notify_from list |  | Specifies the IP addresses from which the system accepts NOTIFY messages for this DNS Express zone.

enabled
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Specifies the current status of the DNS Express zone.

notify_action
string

Choices:
- consume
- bypass
- repeat

Specifies the action the system takes when a NOTIFY message is received for this DNS Express zone.
If a TSIG key is configured for the zone, the signature is only validated for `consume` and `repeat` actions.
When `consume`, the NOTIFY message is seen only by DNS Express.
When `bypass`, the NOTIFY message does not go to DNS Express, but instead goes to a back-end DNS server (subject to the value of the Unhandled Query Action configured in the DNS profile applied to the listener that handles the DNS request).
When `repeat`, the NOTIFY message goes to both DNS Express and any back-end DNS server.

response_policy
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Specifies whether this DNS Express zone is a DNS response policy zone (RPZ).

| server string |  | Specifies the back-end authoritative DNS server from which the BIG-IP system receives AXFR zone transfers for the DNS Express zone.

verify_tsig
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Specifies whether the system verifies the identity of the authoritative nameserver that sends updated information for this DNS Express zone.

name string / required |  | Specifies the name of the DNS zone. The name must begin with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, and the underscore character.
nameservers list |  | Specifies the DNS nameservers to which the system sends NOTIFY messages.
partition string | Default: "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on.
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`.

state
string

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

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

tsig_server_key string |  | Specifies the TSIG key the system uses to authenticate the back-end DNS authoritative server that sends AXFR zone transfers to the BIG-IP system.

## 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 DNS zone for DNS express
      bigip_dns_zone:
        name: zone.foo.com
        dns_express:
          enabled: yes
          server: dns-lab
          allow_notify_from:
            - 192.168.39.10
          notify_action: consume
          verify_tsig: no
          response_policy: no
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Disable DNS express zone, change server, and modify notify_action to bypass
      bigip_dns_zone:
        name: zone.foo.com
        dns_express:
          enabled: no
          server: foo1.server.com
          allow_notify_from:
            - 192.168.39.10
          notify_action: bypass
          verify_tsig: no
          response_policy: no
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Add nameservers
      bigip_dns_zone:
        name: zone.foo.com
        nameservers:
          - foo1.nameserver.com
          - foo2.nameserver.com
          - foo3.nameserver.com
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Remove nameserver
      bigip_dns_zone:
        name: zone.foo.com
        nameservers:
          - foo1.nameserver.com
          - foo2.nameserver.com
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Remove all nameservers
      bigip_dns_zone:
        name: zone.foo.com
        nameservers: none
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Add tsig_server_key
      bigip_dns_zone:
        name: zone.foo.com
        tsig_server_key: key1
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Remove tsig_server_key
      bigip_dns_zone:
        name: zone.foo.com
        tsig_server_key: none
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Remove zone
      bigip_dns_zone:
        name: zone.foo.com
        state: absent
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
allow_notify_from list | changed | The new DNS Express Allow NOTIFY From value. Sample: ['1.1.1.1', '2.2.2.2']
enabled boolean | changed | Whether the zone is enabled or not. Sample: True
express_server string | changed | The new DNS Express Server value. Sample: server1
nameservers list | changed | The new Zone Transfer Clients Nameservers value. Sample: ['/Common/server1', '/Common/server2']
notify_action string | changed | The new DNS Express Notify Action value. Sample: consume
response_policy boolean | changed | The new DNS Express Response Policy value.
tsig_server_key string | changed | The new TSIG Server Key value. Sample: /Common/key1
verify_tsig boolean | changed | The new DNS Express Verify Notify TSIG value. Sample: True

## 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)

- Greg Crosby (@crosbygw)

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