# bigip_gtm_topology_region – Manages GTM Topology Regions

New in version 2.8.

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

## Synopsis

- Manages GTM Topology Regions.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
name string / required |  | Specifies the name of the region.
partition string | Default: "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on. Partition parameter is also taken into account when used in conjunction with `pool`, `data_center`, and `region` parameters.
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`.

region_members list |  | Specifies the list of region members. This list of members is all or nothing, in order to add or remove a member, you must specify the entire list of members. The list will override what is on the device if different. If `none` value is specified the region members list will be removed.
| continent string |  | Specifies one of the seven continents, along with the `Unknown` setting. Specifying `Unknown` forces the system to use a default resolution if the system cannot determine the location of the local DNS making the request. Full continent names and their abbreviated versions are supported.
| country string |  | The country name, or code to use. In addition to the country full names, you may also specify their abbreviated form, such as `US` instead of `United States`. Valid country codes can be found here https://countrycode.org/.
| datacenter string |  | Specifies the name of GTM data center already defined in the configuration.
| geo_isp string |  | Specifies a geolocation ISP

isp
string

Choices:
- AOL
- BeijingCNC
- CNC
- ChinaEducationNetwork
- ChinaMobilNetwork
- ChinaRailwayTelcom
- ChinaTelecom
- ChinaUnicom
- Comcast
- Earthlink
- ShanghaiCNC
- ShanghaiTelecom

Specifies an Internet service provider.

negate
boolean

Choices:
- no ←
- yes

When set to c(yes) the system selects this topology region, when the request source does not match.
Only a single list entry can be specified together with negate.

| pool string |  | Specifies the name of GTM pool already defined in the configuration.
| region string |  | Specifies the name of region already defined in the configuration.
| state string |  | Specifies a state in a given country.
| subnet string added in 2.9 |  | An IP address and network mask in the CIDR format.

state
string

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

When `state` is `present`, ensures that the region exists.
When `state` is `absent`, ensures that the region 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: Create topology region
      bigip_gtm_topology_region:
        name: foobar
        region_members:
          - country: CN
            negate: yes
          - datacenter: baz
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Modify topology region
      bigip_gtm_topology_region:
        name: foobar
        region_members:
          - continent: EU
          - country: PL
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
name string | changed | The name value of the GTM region. Sample: foobar
region_members list | changed | The list of members of the GTM region. Sample: [{'continent': 'EU'}, {'country': 'PL'}]

## Status

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

### Authors

- Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

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