In this recipe, we outline how to retrieve operational data for different components on the BIG-IP appliance in terms of the network state of the BIG-IP nodes, such as interfaces and VLANs, as well as data relating to the components responsible for application delivery, such as virtual servers and pools.
Retrieving operational data from BIG-IP nodes
Getting ready
To follow along with this recipe, an Ansible inventory is assumed to be already set up, and IP connectivity between Ansible and the BIG-IP nodes is already established, with the correct user credentials.
