| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | cluster_mirroring 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.7 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            between-clusterswithin-cluster | Specifies whether mirroring occurs within the same cluster or between different clusters on a multi-bladed system. This parameter is only supported on platforms that have multiple blades, such as Viprion hardware. It is not supported on VE. | 
                            
                                                            | config_sync_ip 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Local IP address that the system uses for ConfigSync operations. | 
                            
                                                            | failover_multicast 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | When yes, ensures that the Failover Multicast configuration is enabled and if no further multicast configuration is provided, ensures thatmulticast_interface,multicast_addressandmulticast_portare the defaults specified in each option's description. Whenno, ensures that Failover Multicast configuration is disabled. | 
                            
                                                            | mirror_primary_address 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the primary IP address for the system to use to mirror connections. | 
                            
                                                            | mirror_secondary_address 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the secondary IP address for the system to use to mirror connections. | 
                            
                                                            | multicast_address 
                    string
                                                                 |  | IP address for the system to send multicast messages associated with failover. When failover_multicastisyesand this option is not provided, a default of224.0.0.245will be used. | 
                            
                                                            | multicast_interface 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Interface over which the system sends multicast messages associated with failover. When failover_multicastisyesand this option is not provided, a default ofeth0will be used. | 
                            
                                                            | multicast_port 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Port for the system to send multicast messages associated with failover. When failover_multicastisyesand this option is not provided, a default of62960will be used. This value must be between 0 and 65535. | 
                            
                                                            | 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
                                                                 |  | 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
                                                                 |  | 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. | 
                                            
                                                            | unicast_failover 
                    list
                                                                 |  | Desired addresses to use for failover operations. Options addressandportare supported with dictionary structure whereaddressis the local IP address that the system uses for failover operations. Port specifies the port that the system uses for failover operations. Ifportis not specified, the default value1026will be used.  If you are specifying the (recommended) management IP address, use 'management-ip' in the address field. |