community.general.apache2_mod_proxy module – Set and/or get members’ attributes of an Apache httpd 2.4 mod_proxy balancer pool
Note
This module is part of the community.general collection (version 6.6.9).
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 community.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.apache2_mod_proxy.
Synopsis
Set and/or get members’ attributes of an Apache httpd 2.4 mod_proxy balancer pool, using HTTP POST and GET requests. The httpd mod_proxy balancer-member status page has to be enabled and accessible, as this module relies on parsing this page. This module supports ansible check_mode, and requires BeautifulSoup python module.
Parameters
Parameter |
Comments |
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Suffix of the balancer pool url required to access the balancer pool status page (e.g. balancer_vhost[:port]/balancer_url_suffix). Default: |
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(ipv4|ipv6|fqdn):port of the Apache httpd 2.4 mod_proxy balancer pool. |
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(ipv4|ipv6|fqdn) of the balancer member to get or to set attributes to. Port number is autodetected and should not be specified here. If undefined, apache2_mod_proxy module will return a members list of dictionaries of all the current balancer pool members’ attributes. |
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Desired state of the member host. (absent|disabled),drained,hot_standby,ignore_errors can be simultaneously invoked by separating them with a comma (e.g. state=drained,ignore_errors). Accepted state values: [“present”, “absent”, “enabled”, “disabled”, “drained”, “hot_standby”, “ignore_errors”] |
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Use https to access balancer management page. Choices:
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Validate ssl/tls certificates. Choices:
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Attributes
Attribute |
Support |
Description |
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Support: full |
Can run in |
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Support: none |
Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in |
Examples
- name: Get all current balancer pool members attributes
community.general.apache2_mod_proxy:
balancer_vhost: 10.0.0.2
- name: Get a specific member attributes
community.general.apache2_mod_proxy:
balancer_vhost: myws.mydomain.org
balancer_suffix: /lb/
member_host: node1.myws.mydomain.org
# Enable all balancer pool members:
- name: Get attributes
community.general.apache2_mod_proxy:
balancer_vhost: '{{ myloadbalancer_host }}'
register: result
- name: Enable all balancer pool members
community.general.apache2_mod_proxy:
balancer_vhost: '{{ myloadbalancer_host }}'
member_host: '{{ item.host }}'
state: present
with_items: '{{ result.members }}'
# Gracefully disable a member from a loadbalancer node:
- name: Step 1
community.general.apache2_mod_proxy:
balancer_vhost: '{{ vhost_host }}'
member_host: '{{ member.host }}'
state: drained
delegate_to: myloadbalancernode
- name: Step 2
ansible.builtin.wait_for:
host: '{{ member.host }}'
port: '{{ member.port }}'
state: drained
delegate_to: myloadbalancernode
- name: Step 3
community.general.apache2_mod_proxy:
balancer_vhost: '{{ vhost_host }}'
member_host: '{{ member.host }}'
state: absent
delegate_to: myloadbalancernode
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key |
Description |
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specific balancer member information dictionary, returned when apache2_mod_proxy module is invoked with member_host parameter. Returned: success Sample: |
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list of member (defined above) dictionaries, returned when apache2_mod_proxy is invoked with no member_host and state args. Returned: success Sample: |