- AnsibleFest
- Products
- Community
- Webinars & Training
- Blog

Documentation

# bigip_software_install – Install software images on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.7.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- Notes

- Examples

- Status

## Synopsis

- Install new images on a BIG-IP.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
image string |  | Image to install on the remote device.
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: activated ← installed | When `installed`, ensures that the software is installed on the volume and the volume is set to be booted from. The device is not rebooted into the new software. When `activated`, performs the same operation as `installed`, but the system is rebooted to the new software.
volume string |  | The volume to install the software image to.

## 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: Ensure an existing image is installed in specified volume
      bigip_software_install:
        image: BIGIP-13.0.0.0.0.1645.iso
        volume: HD1.2
        state: installed
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Ensure an existing image is activated in specified volume
      bigip_software_install:
        image: BIGIP-13.0.0.0.0.1645.iso
        state: activated
        volume: HD1.2
        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)

- Wojciech Wypior (@wojtek0806)

Hint

If you notice any issues in this documentation, you can edit this document to improve it.