Lab 2 - Creating a physical node
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Task 1 - Create a node
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You need to create a node which you will assign to a pool.

You want to specify the values for ``user``/``pass`` and ``validate_certs`` only
once but re-use them throughout your tasks.  Use the ``bigip_node`` module.

#. Create a playbook ``node.yaml``.

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

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

#. Run this playbook.

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

     If successful, you should see similar results

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#. Verify BIG-IP results.

   - Select :menuselection:`Local Traffic --> Nodes`

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.. NOTE::

   The ``bigip_node`` module can configure physical device addresses that can
   later be added to pools. At a minimum, the ``name`` is required. Additionally,
   either the ``address`` or ``fqdn`` parameters are also required when creating
   new nodes.

   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_node_module.html