DTC Pool

Use the nios_dtc_pool module to create, update, or remove instances of the DTC pool object from a NIOS Grid. A DTC pool is a collection of local DNS resources (virtual servers).

The following table describes the parameters you can define in the nios_dtc_pool module:

Parameter	Required/Optional	Description
`name`	Required	Specifies the name of the DTC pool that is displayed.
`lb_preferred_method`	Required	Specifies the preferred load balancing method used to select a method type from the pool. Specify one of the following types of methods `ALL_AVAILABLE` `DYNAMIC_RATIO` `GLOBAL_AVAILABILITY` `RATIO` `ROUND_ROBIN` `TOPOLOGY`
`servers`	Optional	Specifies the DTC servers related to the DTC pool. It is a dictionary object that contains server details. Define the following subparameters: `server` (required): Specify the name of the DTC server. `ratio`: Provide the weight of the server. The default value is `1`.
`monitors`	Optional	Specifies the health monitors related to the DTC pool. This is a dictionary object that contains the details about health monitoring. For this option to work, you must set the `wapi_version` variable in the `provider` parameter to a value greater than `2.6`. Define the following subparameters: `name` (required): Specify the name of the health monitor. `type` (required): Specify the type of the health monitor: `http` `icmp` `tcp` `pdp` `sip` `snmp`
`extattrs`	Optional	Specifies extensible attributes for the DTC pool object.
`state`	Optional	Specifies the state of the DTC pool instance in NIOS. Set one of the following values: `present` (default): Configures the object. `absent`: Removes the object.
`comment`	Optional	Describes the DTC pool object.
`provider`	Required	Define the details of the connection: `host`: The DNS host name or IP address to connect to the remote instance of NIOS. `username`: The user name to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance. `password`: The Password to use for authenticating the connection to the remote instance. For information on additional fields you can define, see the list of subparameters.
`connection`	Required	The `nios_dtc_pool` module must be run locally.

Examples

name: Configure a DTC Pool
infoblox.nios_modules.nios_dtc_pool:
name: web_pool lb_preferred_method: ROUND_ROBIN servers: - server: a.ansible.com - server: b.ansible.com
state: present
provider:
host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip> username: <nios_username> password: <nios_password>
connection: local

name: Add a comment to a DTC Pool
infoblox.nios_modules.nios_dtc_pool:
name: web.ansibletest.com
lb_preferred_method: ROUND_ROBIN comment: this is a test comment
state: present
provider:
host: host: <nios_hostname_or_hostip> username: <nios_username> password: <nios_password>
connection: local