# bigip_profile_persistence_src_addr – Manage source address persistence profiles

New in version 2.7.

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

## Synopsis

- Manages source address persistence profiles.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
entry_timeout string |  | Specifies the duration of the persistence entries. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile. To specify an indefinite timeout, use the value `indefinite`. If specifying a numeric timeout, the value must be between `1` and `4294967295`.

hash_algorithm
string

Choices:
- default
- carp

Specifies the algorithm the system uses for hash persistence load balancing. The hash result is the input for the algorithm.
When `default`, specifies that the system uses the index of pool members to obtain the hash result for the input to the algorithm.
When `carp`, specifies that the system uses the Cache Array Routing Protocol (CARP) to obtain the hash result for the input to the algorithm.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

match_across_pools
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

When `yes`, specifies that the system can use any pool that contains this persistence record.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

match_across_services
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

When `yes`, specifies that all persistent connections from a client IP address that go to the same virtual IP address also go to the same node.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

match_across_virtuals
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

When `yes`, specifies that all persistent connections from the same client IP address go to the same node.
When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is provided by the parent profile.

name string / required |  | Specifies the name of the profile.

override_connection_limit
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes

When `yes`, specifies that the system allows you to specify that pool member connection limits will be overridden for persisted clients.
Per-virtual connection limits remain hard limits and are not overridden.

parent string |  | Specifies the profile from which this profile inherits settings. When creating a new profile, if this parameter is not specified, the default is the system-supplied `source_addr` profile.
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`.

state
string

Choices:
- present ←
- absent

When `present`, ensures that the profile exists.
When `absent`, ensures the profile 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 a profile
      bigip_profile_persistence_src_addr:
        name: foo
        state: present
        hash_algorithm: carp
        match_across_services: yes
        match_across_virtuals: yes
        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
--- | --- | ---
param1 boolean | changed | The new param1 value of the resource. Sample: True
param2 string | changed | The new param2 value of the resource. Sample: Foo is bar

## 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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