| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | base 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the location in the LDAP tree from which the monitor starts the health check. | 
                            
                                                            | chase_referrals 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether, upon receipt of an LDAP referral entry, the target follows (or chases) that referral. | 
                            
                                                            | debug 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether the monitor sends error messages and additional information to a log file created and labeled specifically for this monitor. | 
                            
                                                            | description 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies descriptive text that identifies the monitor. | 
                            
                                                            | filter 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies an LDAP key for which the monitor searches. | 
                            
                                                            | interval 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies, in seconds, the frequency at which the system issues the monitor check when either the resource is down or the status of the resource is unknown. | 
                            
                                                            | ip 
                    string
                                                                 |  | IP address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be '*'. | 
                            
                                                            | mandatory_attributes 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether the target must include attributes in its response to be considered up. | 
                            
                                                            | manual_resume 
                    boolean
                                                                 |  | Specifies whether the system automatically changes the status of a resource to enabled at the next successful monitor check. If you set this option to yes, you must manually re-enable the resource before the system can use it for load balancing connections. When yes, specifies that you must manually re-enable the resource after an unsuccessful monitor check. When no, specifies that the system automatically changes the status of a resource to enabled at the next successful monitor check. | 
                            
                                                            | name 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | Monitor name. | 
                            
                                                            | parent 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "/Common/ldap" | The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the ldapparent on theCommonpartition. | 
                            
                                                            | partition 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on. | 
                            
                                                            | port 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Port address part of the IP/port definition. If this parameter is not provided when creating a new monitor, then the default value will be '*'. Note that if specifying an IP address, a value between 1 and 65535 must be specified. | 
                            
                                                            | 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
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                                                |  | 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. | 
                                            
                                                            | security 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the secure protocol type for communications with the target. | 
                            
                                                            | state 
                    string
                                                                 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            present ←absent | When present, ensures that the monitor exists. When absent, ensures the monitor is removed. | 
                            
                                                            | target_password 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the password, if the monitored target requires authentication. | 
                            
                                                            | target_username 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the user name, if the monitored target requires authentication. | 
                            
                                                            | time_until_up 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the number of seconds to wait after a resource first responds correctly to the monitor before setting the resource to 'up'. During the interval, all responses from the resource must be correct. When the interval expires, the resource is marked 'up'. A value of 0, means that the resource is marked up immediately upon receipt of the first correct response. | 
                            
                                                            | timeout 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the number of seconds the target has in which to respond to the monitor request. If the target responds within the set time period, it is considered 'up'. If the target does not respond within the set time period, it is considered 'down'. When this value is set to 0 (zero), the system uses the interval from the parent monitor. Note that timeoutandtime_until_upcombine to control when a resource is set to up. | 
                            
                                                            | up_interval 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the interval for the system to use to perform the health check when a resource is up. When 0, specifies that the system uses the interval specified inintervalto check the health of the resource. When any other number, enables specification of a different interval to use when checking the health of a resource that is up. | 
                            
                                                            | update_password 
                    string
                                                                 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            always ←on_create | alwayswill update passwords if thetarget_passwordis specified.
 on_createwill only set the password for newly created monitors.
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