2.1.3. Adding pool members to a pool¶

Assign pool members to a pool

You will select a node which you will assign to a pool app1_pl. Use the bigip_pool_member module.

1. Create a playbook member.yaml.

   • Type nano playbooks/member.yaml

   • Type the following into the playbooks/member.yaml file.

     ---
     
     - name: Add Pool Members to Pool
       hosts: bigips
       connection: local
     
       vars:
         valid_certs: no
         username: admin
         password: admin
         server: 10.1.1.245
     
       tasks:
           - name: Add nodes to pool
             bigip_pool_member:
               description: "app1 web servers"
               host: "{{ item.host }}"
               password: "{{ password }}"
               pool: "app1_pl"
               port: "80"
               server: "{{ server }}"
               user: "{{ username }}"
               validate_certs: "{{ valid_certs }}"
             delegate_to: localhost
             loop:
               - { host: 10.1.20.11 }
               - { host: 10.1.20.12 }
     

   • Ctrl x to save file.

2. Run this playbook.

   • Type ansible-playbook playbooks/member.yaml

   If successful, you should see similar results

   

3. Verify BIG-IP results.

   • Select Local Traffic -> Pools -> app1_p1 -> Members
   

   Note

   The bigip_pool_member module can configure pools with the details of existing nodes. A node that has been placed in a pool is referred to as a “pool member”.

   At a minimum, the name is required. Additionally, the host is required when creating new pool members.

   The module has several more options, all of which can be seen at this link.