netscaler_cs_action - Manage content switching actions¶

New in version 2.4.0.

Synopsis
- Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status
- Author

Synopsis ¶

Manage content switching actions
This module is intended to run either on the ansible control node or a bastion (jumpserver) with access to the actual netscaler instance

Requirements ¶

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

nitro python sdk

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
comment		Comments associated with this cs action.
name		Name for the content switching action. Must begin with an ASCII alphanumeric or underscore `_` character, and must contain only ASCII alphanumeric, underscore `_`, hash `#`, period `.`, space , colon `:`, at sign `@`, equal sign `=`, and hyphen `-` characters. Can be changed after the content switching action is created.
nitro_pass required		The password with which to authenticate to the netscaler node.
nitro_protocol	Choices: http ← https	Which protocol to use when accessing the nitro API objects.
nitro_timeout	Default: 310	Time in seconds until a timeout error is thrown when establishing a new session with Netscaler
nitro_user required		The username with which to authenticate to the netscaler node.
nsip required		The ip address of the netscaler appliance where the nitro API calls will be made. The port can be specified with the colon (:). E.g. 192.168.1.1:555.
save_config bool	Choices: no yes ←	If true the module will save the configuration on the netscaler node if it makes any changes. The module will not save the configuration on the netscaler node if it made no changes.
state	Choices: present ← absent	The state of the resource being configured by the module on the netscaler node. When present the resource will be created if needed and configured according to the module's parameters. When absent the resource will be deleted from the netscaler node.
targetlbvserver		Name of the load balancing virtual server to which the content is switched.
targetvserver		Name of the VPN virtual server to which the content is switched.
targetvserverexpr		Information about this content switching action.
validate_certs	Default: yes	If `no`, SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

Notes ¶

Note

For more information on using Ansible to manage Citrix NetScaler Network devices see https://www.ansible.com/ansible-netscaler.

Examples ¶

# lb_vserver_1 must have been already created with the netscaler_lb_vserver module

- name: Configure netscaler content switching action
  delegate_to: localhost
  netscaler_cs_action:
      nsip: 172.18.0.2
      nitro_user: nsroot
      nitro_pass: nsroot
      validate_certs: no

      state: present

      name: action-1
      targetlbvserver: lb_vserver_1

Return Values ¶

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
diff dictionary	failure	List of differences between the actual configured object and the configuration specified in the module Sample: { 'targetlbvserver': 'difference. ours: (str) server1 other: (str) server2' }
loglines list	always	list of logged messages by the module Sample: ['message 1', 'message 2']
msg string	failure	Message detailing the failure reason Sample: Action does not exist

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Author ¶

George Nikolopoulos (@giorgos-nikolopoulos)

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