oracle.oci.oci_network_load_balancer_backend – Manage a Backend resource in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Note

This plugin is part of the oracle.oci collection (version 4.14.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. 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 oracle.oci.

To use it in a playbook, specify: oracle.oci.oci_network_load_balancer_backend.

New in version 2.9.0: of oracle.oci

Synopsis

  • This module allows the user to create, update and delete a Backend resource in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

  • For state=present, adds a backend server to a backend set.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
api_user
string
The OCID of the user, on whose behalf, OCI APIs are invoked. If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_ID environment variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the user is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). To get the user's OCID, please refer https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm.
api_user_fingerprint
string
Fingerprint for the key pair being used. If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_FINGERPRINT environment variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the key fingerprint is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). To get the key pair's fingerprint value please refer https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm.
api_user_key_file
string
Full path and filename of the private key (in PEM format). If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_KEY_FILE variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the private key is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). If the key is encrypted with a pass-phrase, the api_user_key_pass_phrase option must also be provided.
api_user_key_pass_phrase
string
Passphrase used by the key referenced in api_user_key_file, if it is encrypted. If not set, then the value of the OCI_USER_KEY_PASS_PHRASE variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the key passphrase is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location).
auth_purpose
string
    Choices:
  • service_principal
The auth purpose which can be used in conjunction with 'auth_type=instance_principal'. The default auth_purpose for instance_principal is None.
auth_type
string
    Choices:
  • api_key ←
  • instance_principal
  • instance_obo_user
  • resource_principal
The type of authentication to use for making API requests. By default auth_type="api_key" based authentication is performed and the API key (see api_user_key_file) in your config file will be used. If this 'auth_type' module option is not specified, the value of the OCI_ANSIBLE_AUTH_TYPE, if any, is used. Use auth_type="instance_principal" to use instance principal based authentication when running ansible playbooks within an OCI compute instance.
backend_set_name
string / required
The name of the backend set to which to add the backend server.
Example: `example_backend_set`
cert_bundle
string
The full path to a CA certificate bundle to be used for SSL verification. This will override the default CA certificate bundle. If not set, then the value of the OCI_ANSIBLE_CERT_BUNDLE variable, if any, is used.
config_file_location
string
Path to configuration file. If not set then the value of the OCI_CONFIG_FILE environment variable, if any, is used. Otherwise, defaults to ~/.oci/config.
config_profile_name
string
The profile to load from the config file referenced by config_file_location. If not set, then the value of the OCI_CONFIG_PROFILE environment variable, if any, is used. Otherwise, defaults to the "DEFAULT" profile in config_file_location.
force_create
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Whether to attempt non-idempotent creation of a resource. By default, create resource is an idempotent operation, and doesn't create the resource if it already exists. Setting this option to true, forcefully creates a copy of the resource, even if it already exists.This option is mutually exclusive with key_by.
ip_address
string
The IP address of the backend server. Example: `10.0.0.3`
is_backup
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the network load balancer should treat this server as a backup unit. If `true`, then the network load balancer forwards no ingress traffic to this backend server unless all other backend servers not marked as "isBackup" fail the health check policy.
Example: `false`
This parameter is updatable.
is_drain
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the network load balancer should drain this server. Servers marked "isDrain" receive no incoming traffic.
Example: `false`
This parameter is updatable.
is_offline
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether the network load balancer should treat this server as offline. Offline servers receive no incoming traffic.
Example: `false`
This parameter is updatable.
key_by
list / elements=string
The list of attributes of this resource which should be used to uniquely identify an instance of the resource. By default, all the attributes of a resource are used to uniquely identify a resource.
name
string
Optional unique name identifying the backend within the backend set. If not specified, then one will be generated. Example: `webServer1`
Required for update using state=present.
Required for delete using state=absent.
network_load_balancer_id
string / required
The OCID of the network load balancer to update.

aliases: id
port
integer
The communication port for the backend server.
Example: `8080`
Required for create using state=present.
region
string
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region to use for all OCI API requests. If not set, then the value of the OCI_REGION variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the region is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). Please refer to https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/General/Concepts/regions.htm for more information on OCI regions.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
The state of the Backend.
Use state=present to create or update a Backend.
Use state=absent to delete a Backend.
target_id
string
The IP OCID/Instance OCID associated with the backend server. Example: `ocid1.privateip..oc1.<var>&lt;unique_ID&gt;</var>`
tenancy
string
OCID of your tenancy. If not set, then the value of the OCI_TENANCY variable, if any, is used. This option is required if the tenancy OCID is not specified through a configuration file (See config_file_location). To get the tenancy OCID, please refer https://docs.us-phoenix-1.oraclecloud.com/Content/API/Concepts/apisigningkey.htm
wait
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
Whether to wait for create or delete operation to complete.
wait_timeout
integer
Time, in seconds, to wait when wait=yes. Defaults to 1200 for most of the services but some services might have a longer wait timeout.
weight
integer
The network load balancing policy weight assigned to the server. Backend servers with a higher weight receive a larger proportion of incoming traffic. For example, a server weighted '3' receives three times the number of new connections as a server weighted '1'. For more information about load balancing policies, see How Network Load Balancing Policies Work.
Example: `3`
This parameter is updatable.

Examples

- name: Create backend
  oci_network_load_balancer_backend:
    # required
    port: 56
    network_load_balancer_id: "ocid1.networkloadbalancer.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    backend_set_name: backend_set_name_example

    # optional
    ip_address: ip_address_example
    target_id: "ocid1.target.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    weight: 56
    is_backup: true
    is_drain: true
    is_offline: true
    name: name_example

- name: Update backend
  oci_network_load_balancer_backend:
    # required
    network_load_balancer_id: "ocid1.networkloadbalancer.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    backend_set_name: backend_set_name_example
    name: name_example

    # optional
    weight: 56
    is_backup: true
    is_drain: true
    is_offline: true

- name: Delete backend
  oci_network_load_balancer_backend:
    # required
    network_load_balancer_id: "ocid1.networkloadbalancer.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx"
    backend_set_name: backend_set_name_example
    name: name_example
    state: absent

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
backend
complex
on success
Details of the Backend resource acted upon by the current operation

Sample:
{'ip_address': 'ip_address_example', 'is_backup': True, 'is_drain': True, 'is_offline': True, 'name': 'name_example', 'port': 56, 'target_id': 'ocid1.target.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx', 'weight': 56}
 
ip_address
string
on success
The IP address of the backend server. Example: `10.0.0.3`

Sample:
ip_address_example
 
is_backup
boolean
on success
Whether the network load balancer should treat this server as a backup unit. If `true`, then the network load balancer forwards no ingress traffic to this backend server unless all other backend servers not marked as "isBackup" fail the health check policy.
Example: `false`

Sample:
True
 
is_drain
boolean
on success
Whether the network load balancer should drain this server. Servers marked "isDrain" receive no incoming traffic.
Example: `false`

Sample:
True
 
is_offline
boolean
on success
Whether the network load balancer should treat this server as offline. Offline servers receive no incoming traffic.
Example: `false`

Sample:
True
 
name
string
on success
A read-only field showing the IP address/IP OCID and port that uniquely identify this backend server in the backend set.
Example: `10.0.0.3:8080`, or `ocid1.privateip..oc1.<var>&lt;unique_ID&gt;</var>:443` or `10.0.0.3:0`

Sample:
name_example
 
port
integer
on success
The communication port for the backend server.
Example: `8080`

Sample:
56
 
target_id
string
on success
The IP OCID/Instance OCID associated with the backend server. Example: `ocid1.privateip..oc1.<var>&lt;unique_ID&gt;</var>`

Sample:
ocid1.target.oc1..xxxxxxEXAMPLExxxxxx
 
weight
integer
on success
The network load balancing policy weight assigned to the server. Backend servers with a higher weight receive a larger proportion of incoming traffic. For example, a server weighted '3' receives three times the number of new connections as a server weighted '1'. For more information about load balancing policies, see How Network Load Balancing Policies Work.
Example: `3`

Sample:
56


Authors

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