Lab 4 - Create a Virtual Server
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Task 1 - Create a virtual server and assign pool
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You need to assign newly created nodes to a pool.  Use the 
``bigip_virtual_server`` module.

#. Create a playbook ``vs.yaml``.

   - Type ``nano playbooks/vs.yaml``
   - Type the following into the ``playbooks/vs.yaml`` file.

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   - :guilabel:`Ctrl-x` to save file.

#. Run this playbook.

   - Type ``ansible-playbook playbooks/vs.yaml``

     If successful, you should see similar results

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#. Verify BIG-IP results.

   - Select :menuselection:`Local Traffic --> Virtual Servers --> Virtual Server List`

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   - Open browser to ``http://10.1.10.10``.

.. NOTE::

   The ``bigip_virtual_server`` module can configure a number of attributes for
   virtual server. At a minimum, the ``name`` is required.

   This module is idempotent. Therefore, you can run it over and over again
   and so-long as no settings have been changed, this module will report no
   changes.

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

   .. _this link: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/bigip_virtual_server_module.html