# bigip_ucs_fetch – Fetches a UCS file from remote nodes

New in version 2.5.

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- This module is used for fetching UCS files from remote machines and storing them locally in a file tree, organized by hostname. Note that this module is written to transfer UCS files that might not be present, so a missing remote UCS won’t be an error unless fail_on_missing is set to ‘yes’.

## Parameters

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

backup
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.

create_on_missing
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Creates the UCS based on the value of `src` if the file does not already exist on the remote system.

dest path / required |  | A directory to save the UCS file into.
encryption_password string |  | Password to use to encrypt the UCS file if desired.

fail_on_missing
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

Make the module fail if the UCS file on the remote system is missing.

force
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

If `no`, the file will only be transferred if the destination does not exist.

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`.

src string |  | The name of the UCS file to create on the remote server for downloading

## Notes

Note

- BIG-IP provides no way to get a checksum of the UCS files on the system via any interface except, perhaps, logging in directly to the box (which would not support appliance mode). Therefore, the best this module can do is check for the existence of the file on disk; no check-summing.
- If you are using this module with either Ansible Tower or Ansible AWX, you should be aware of how these Ansible products execute jobs in restricted environments. More information can be found here https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/orchestration/ansible/devel/usage/module-usage-with-tower.html
- 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: Download a new UCS
      bigip_ucs_fetch:
        src: cs_backup.ucs
        dest: /tmp/cs_backup.ucs
        provider:
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
          password: secret
      delegate_to: localhost

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
backup_file string | changed and if backup=yes | Name of backup file created Sample: /path/to/file.txt.2015-02-12@22:09~
checksum string | success or changed | The SHA1 checksum of the downloaded file Sample: 7b46bbe4f8ebfee64761b5313855618f64c64109
dest string | success | Location on the ansible host that the UCS was saved to Sample: /path/to/file.txt
gid integer | success | Group id of the UCS file, after execution Sample: 100
group string | success | Group of the UCS file, after execution Sample: httpd
md5sum string | changed or success | The MD5 checksum of the downloaded file Sample: 96cacab4c259c4598727d7cf2ceb3b45
mode string | success | Permissions of the target UCS, after execution Sample: 420
owner string | success | Owner of the UCS file, after execution Sample: httpd
size integer | success | Size of the target UCS, after execution Sample: 1220
src string | changed | Name of the UCS file on the remote BIG-IP to download. If not specified, then this will be a randomly generated filename Sample: cs_backup.ucs
uid integer | success | Owner id of the UCS file, after execution Sample: 100

## 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)
- Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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