# bigip_file_copy – Manage files in datastores on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.8.

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- Manages files on a variety of datastores on a BIG-IP.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---

datastore
string

Choices:
- external-monitor
- ifile ←
- lw4o6-table

Specifies the datastore to put the file in.
There are several different datastores and each of them allows files to be exposed in different ways.
When `external-monitor`, the specified file will be stored as an external monitor file and be available for use in external monitors
When `ifile`, the specified file will be stored as an iFile.
When `lw4o6-table`, the specified file will be store as an Lightweight 4 over 6 (lw4o6) tunnel binding table, which include an IPv6 address for the lwB4, public IPv4 address, and restricted port set.

force
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

Force overwrite a file.
By default, files will only be overwritten if the SHA of the file is different for the given filename. This parameter can be used to force overwrite the file even if it already exists and its SHA matches.
The `lw4o6-table` datastore does not keep checksums of its file. Therefore, you would need to provide this argument to update any of these files.

name string |  | The name of the file as it should reside on the BIG-IP. If this is not specified, then the filename provided in the `source` parameter is used instead.
partition string | Default: "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on.
provider dictionary added in 2.5 |  | A dict object containing connection details.
| auth_provider string |  | Configures the auth provider for to obtain authentication tokens from the remote device. This option is really used when working with BIG-IQ devices.
| password string / required |  | The password for the user account used to connect to the BIG-IP. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_PASSWORD`. aliases: pass, pwd
| server string / required |  | The BIG-IP host. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER`.
| server_port integer | Default: 443 | The BIG-IP server port. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_SERVER_PORT`.
| ssh_keyfile path |  | Specifies the SSH keyfile to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. This argument is only used for cli transports. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE`.
| timeout integer |  | Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device for either connecting or sending commands. If the timeout is exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.

transport
string

Choices:
- cli
- rest ←

Configures the transport connection to use when connecting to the remote device.

| user string / required |  | The username to connect to the BIG-IP with. This user must have administrative privileges on the device. You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_USER`.

validate_certs
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, SSL certificates are not validated. Use this only on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
You may omit this option by setting the environment variable `F5_VALIDATE_CERTS`.

source path |  | Specifies the path of the file to upload. This parameter is required if `state` is `present`. aliases: src

state
string

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

When `present`, ensures that the resource exists.
When `absent`, ensures the resource is removed.

## Notes

Note

- For more information on using Ansible to manage F5 Networks devices see https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/f5.
- Requires BIG-IP software version >= 12.
- The F5 modules only manipulate the running configuration of the F5 product. To ensure that BIG-IP specific configuration persists to disk, be sure to include at least one task that uses the bigip_config module to save the running configuration. Refer to the module’s documentation for the correct usage of the module to save your running configuration.

## Examples

    - name: Upload a file as an iFile
      bigip_file_copy:
        name: foo
        source: /path/to/file.txt
        datastore: ifile
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    # Upload a directory of files
    - name: Recursively upload web related files in /var/tmp/project
      find:
        paths: /var/tmp/project
        patterns: "^.*?\\.(?:html|?:css|?:js)$"
      register: f

    - name: Upload a directory of files as a set of iFiles
      bigip_file_copy:
        source: "{{ f.path }}"
        datastore: ifile
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
        loop: f
      delegate_to: localhost
    # End upload a directory of files

    - name: Upload a file to use in an external monitor
      bigip_file_copy:
        source: /path/to/files/external.sh
        datastore: external-monitor
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by an Ansible Partner. [certified]

### Authors

- Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)

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