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Lab 3 - Adding Pool Members to a Pool

Task 1 - 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.

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    • Ctrl-x to save file.

  2. Run this playbook.

    • Type ansible-playbook playbooks/member.yaml

      If successful, you should see similar results

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  3. Verify BIG-IP results.

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

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  4. Add another pool member to pool app1_pl.

    • Type nano playbooks/member.yaml

    • Add node 10.1.20.12 as shown in the image below.

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    • Ctrl-x to save file.

  5. Run this playbook.

    • Type ansible-playbook playbooks/member.yaml

      If successful, you should see similar results

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  6. Verify BIG-IP results.

    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.

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