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# bigip_snmp_community – Manages SNMP communities on a BIG-IP

New in version 2.6.

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

## Synopsis

- Assists in managing SNMP communities on a BIG-IP. Different SNMP versions are supported by this module. Take note of the different parameters offered by this module, as different parameters work for different versions of SNMP. Typically this becomes an interest if you are mixing versions `v2c` and `3`.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
access string | Choices: ro rw read-only read-write | Specifies the user's access level to the MIB. When creating a new community, if this parameter is not specified, the default is `ro`. When `ro`, specifies that the user can view the MIB, but cannot modify the MIB. When `rw`, specifies that the user can view and modify the MIB.
community string |  | Specifies the community string (password) for access to the MIB. This parameter is only relevant when `version` is `v1`, or `v2c`. If `version` is something else, this parameter is ignored.
ip_version string | Choices: 4 6 | Specifies whether the record applies to IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. When creating a new community, if this value is not specified, the default of `4` will be used. This parameter is only relevant when `version` is `v1`, or `v2c`. If `version` is something else, this parameter is ignored.
name string |  | Name that identifies the SNMP community. When `version` is `v1` or `v2c`, this parameter is required. The name `public` is a reserved name on the BIG-IP. This module handles that name differently than others. Functionally, you should not see a difference however.
oid string |  | Specifies the object identifier (OID) for the record. When `version` is `v3`, this parameter is required. When `version` is either `v1` or `v2c`, if this value is specified, then `source` must not be set to `all`.
partition string | Default: "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on.
port integer |  | Specifies the port for the trap destination. This parameter is only relevant when `version` is `v1`, or `v2c`. If `version` is something else, this parameter is ignored.
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`.
snmp_auth_password string |  | Specifies the password for the user. When creating a new SNMP `v3` community, this parameter is required. This value must be at least 8 characters long.
snmp_auth_protocol string | Choices: md5 sha none | Specifies the authentication method for the user. When `md5`, specifies that the system uses the MD5 algorithm to authenticate the user. When `sha`, specifies that the secure hash algorithm (SHA) to authenticate the user. When `none`, specifies that user does not require authentication. When creating a new SNMP `v3` community, if this parameter is not specified, the default of `sha` will be used.
snmp_privacy_password string |  | Specifies the password for the user. When creating a new SNMP `v3` community, this parameter is required. This value must be at least 8 characters long.
snmp_privacy_protocol string | Choices: aes des none | Specifies the encryption protocol. When `aes`, specifies that the system encrypts the user information using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard). When `des`, specifies that the system encrypts the user information using DES (Data Encryption Standard). When `none`, specifies that the system does not encrypt the user information. When creating a new SNMP `v3` community, if this parameter is not specified, the default of `aes` will be used.
snmp_username string |  | Specifies the name of the user for whom you want to grant access to the SNMP v3 MIB. This parameter is only relevant when `version` is `v3`. If `version` is something else, this parameter is ignored. When creating a new SNMP `v3` community, this parameter is required. This parameter cannot be changed once it has been set.
source string |  | Specifies the source address for access to the MIB. This parameter can accept a value of `all`. If this parameter is not specified, the value `all` is used. This parameter is only relevant when `version` is `v1`, or `v2c`. If `version` is something else, this parameter is ignored. If `source` is set to `all`, then it is not possible to specify an `oid`. This will raise an error. This parameter should be provided when `state` is `absent`, so that the correct community is removed. To remove the `public` SNMP community that comes with a BIG-IP, this parameter should be set to `default`.
state string | Choices: present ← absent | When `present`, ensures that the address list and entries exists. When `absent`, ensures the address list is removed.
update_password string | Choices: always ← on_create | `always` will allow to update passwords if the user chooses to do so. `on_create` will only set the password for newly created resources.
version string | Choices: v1 v2c ← v3 | Specifies to which Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version the trap destination applies.

## 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 an SMNP v2c read-only community
      bigip_snmp_community:
        name: foo
        version: v2c
        source: all
        oid: .1
        access: ro
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Create an SMNP v3 read-write community
      bigip_snmp_community:
        name: foo
        version: v3
        snmp_username: foo
        snmp_auth_protocol: sha
        snmp_auth_password: secret
        snmp_privacy_protocol: aes
        snmp_privacy_password: secret
        oid: .1
        access: rw
        provider:
          password: secret
          server: lb.mydomain.com
          user: admin
      delegate_to: localhost

    - name: Remove the default 'public' SNMP community
      bigip_snmp_community:
        name: public
        source: default
        state: absent
        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
--- | --- | ---
access string | changed | The new access level for the MIB. Sample: ro
community string | changed | The new community value. Sample: community1
ip_version string | changed | The new IP version value. Sample: 0.1
oid string | changed | The new OID value. Sample: 0.1
snmp_auth_password string | changed | The new password of the given snmp_username. Sample: secret1
snmp_auth_protocol string | changed | The new SNMP auth protocol. Sample: sha
snmp_privacy_password string | changed | The new password of the given snmp_username. Sample: secret2
snmp_privacy_protocol string | changed | The new SNMP privacy protocol. Sample: aes
snmp_username string | changed | The new SNMP username. Sample: user1
source string | changed | The new source address to access the MIB. Sample: 1.1.1.1

## 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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