| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
                
                                                            | agent_type 
                    string
                                                                 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            UCDWIN2000GENERIC | Specifies the SNMP agent running on the monitored server. When creating a new monitor, the default is UCD(UC-Davis). | 
                            
                                                            | community 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the community name that the system must use to authenticate with the host server through SNMP. When creating a new monitor, the default value is public. Note that this value is case sensitive. | 
                            
                                                            | cpu_coefficient 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the coefficient that the system uses to calculate the weight of the CPU threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is 1.5. | 
                            
                                                            | cpu_threshold 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the maximum acceptable CPU usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is 80percent. | 
                            
                                                            | description 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies descriptive text that identifies the monitor. | 
                            
                                                            | disk_coefficient 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the coefficient that the system uses to calculate the weight of the disk threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is 2.0. | 
                            
                                                            | disk_threshold 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the maximum acceptable disk usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is 90percent. | 
                            
                                                            | 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. When creating a new monitor, the default is 10. | 
                            
                                                            | memory_coefficient 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the coefficient that the system uses to calculate the weight of the memory threshold in the dynamic ratio load balancing algorithm. When creating a new monitor, the default is 1.0. | 
                            
                                                            | memory_threshold 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the maximum acceptable memory usage on the target server. When creating a new monitor, the default is 70percent. | 
                            
                                                            | name 
                    string
                                             / required                     |  | Monitor name. | 
                            
                                                            | parent 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "/Common/snmp_dca" | The parent template of this monitor template. Once this value has been set, it cannot be changed. By default, this value is the snmp_dcaparent on theCommonpartition. | 
                            
                                                            | partition 
                    string
                                                                 | Default: 
 "Common" | Device partition to manage resources on. | 
                            
                                                            | 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. | 
                                            
                                                            | state 
                    string
                                                                 added in 2.5 | Choices:
                                                                                                                                                            present ←absent | When present, ensures that the monitor exists. When absent, ensures the monitor is removed. | 
                            
                                                            | 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. When creating a new monitor, the default is 0. | 
                            
                                                            | timeout 
                    integer
                                                                 |  | Specifies the number of seconds the target has in which to respond to the monitor request. When creating a new monitor, the default is 30seconds. 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 thattimeoutandtime_until_upcombine to control when a resource is set to up. | 
                            
                                                            | version 
                    string
                                                                 |  | Specifies the version of SNMP that the host server uses. When creating a new monitor, the default is v1. Whenv1, specifies that the host server uses SNMP version 1. Whenv2c, specifies that the host server uses SNMP version 2c. |