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f5xc_bgp Resource - terraform-provider-f5xc

Manages a BGP resource in F5 Distributed Cloud for bgp object is the configuration for peering with external bgp servers. it is created by users in system namespace. configuration.

~> Note For more information about this resource, please refer to the F5 XC API Documentation.

# BGP Resource Example
# Manages a BGP resource in F5 Distributed Cloud for bgp object is the configuration for peering with external bgp servers. it is created by users in system namespace. configuration.
terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.0"
required_providers {
f5xc = {
source = "f5xc-salesdemos/f5xc"
version = ">= 0.1.0"
}
}
}
# Basic BGP configuration
resource "f5xc_bgp" "example" {
name = "example-bgp"
namespace = "staging"
labels = {
environment = "production"
managed_by = "terraform"
}
annotations = {
"owner" = "platform-team"
}
# BGP configuration
bgp_router_id = "192.168.1.1"
bgp_peers {
metadata {
name = "upstream-peer"
}
spec {
peer_asn = 65000
peer_address = "192.168.1.2"
}
}
local_asn = 65001
# Site reference
site {
name = "example-site"
namespace = "staging"
}
}

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name - Required String
Name of the BGP. Must be unique within the namespace

namespace - Required String
Namespace where the BGP will be created

annotations - Optional Map
Annotations is an unstructured key value map stored with a resource that may be set by external tools to store and retrieve arbitrary metadata

description - Optional String
Human readable description for the object

disable - Optional Bool
A value of true will administratively disable the object

labels - Optional Map
Labels is a user defined key value map that can be attached to resources for organization and filtering

bgp_parameters - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for BGP parameters
See BGP Parameters below for details.

peers - Optional Block
Peers. List of peers
See Peers below for details.

timeouts - Optional Block
See Timeouts below for details.

where - Optional Block
VirtualSiteSiteRefSelector defines a union of reference to site or reference to virtual_site It used to refer site or a group of sites indicated by virtual site
See Where below for details.

In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:

id - Optional String
Unique identifier for the resource


A bgp_parameters block supports the following:

asn - Optional Number
ASN. Autonomous System Number

from_site - Optional Block
Enable this option

ip_address - Optional String
Use the configured IPv4 Address as Router ID

local_address - Optional Block
Enable this option

A peers block supports the following:

bfd_disabled - Optional Block
Enable this option

bfd_enabled - Optional Block
BFD. BFD parameters
See Bfd Enabled below.

disable_spec - Optional Block
Enable this option

external - Optional Block
External BGP Peer. External BGP Peer parameters
See External below.

label - Optional String
Label. Specify whether this peer should be

metadata - Optional Block
MessageMetaType is metadata (common attributes) of a message that only certain messages have. This information is propagated to the metadata of a child object that gets created from the containing message during view processing. The information in this type can be specified by user during create
See Metadata below.

passive_mode_disabled - Optional Block
Enable this option

passive_mode_enabled - Optional Block
Enable this option

routing_policies - Optional Block
List of rules which can be applied on all or particular nodes
See Routing Policies below.

A bfd_enabled block (within peers) supports the following:

multiplier - Optional Number
Specify Number of missed packets to bring session down’

receive_interval_milliseconds - Optional Number
BFD receive interval timer, in milliseconds

transmit_interval_milliseconds - Optional Number
BFD transmit interval timer, in milliseconds

An external block (within peers) supports the following:

address - Optional String
Specify IPv4 peer address

address_ipv6 - Optional String
Specify peer IPv6 address

asn - Optional Number
Autonomous System Number for BGP peer

default_gateway - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for default gateway

default_gateway_v6 - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for default gateway v6

disable_spec - Optional Block
Enable this option

disable_v6 - Optional Block
Enable this option

external_connector - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for external connector

family_inet - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for family inet
See Family Inet below.

from_site - Optional Block
Enable this option

from_site_v6 - Optional Block
Enable this option

interface - Optional Block
Type establishes a direct reference from one object(the referrer) to another(the referred). Such a reference is in form of tenant/namespace/name
See Interface below.

interface_list - Optional Block
Interface List. List of network interfaces
See Interface List below.

md5_auth_key - Optional String
MD5 key for protecting BGP Sessions (RFC 2385)

no_authentication - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for no authentication

port - Optional Number
Peer Port. Peer TCP port number

subnet_begin_offset - Optional Number
Calculate peer address using offset from the beginning of the subnet

subnet_begin_offset_v6 - Optional Number
Calculate peer address using offset from the beginning of the subnet

subnet_end_offset - Optional Number
Calculate peer address using offset from the end of the subnet

subnet_end_offset_v6 - Optional Number
Calculate peer address using offset from the end of the subnet

A family_inet block (within peers.external) supports the following:

disable_spec - Optional Block
Enable this option

enable - Optional Block
Enable this option

An interface block (within peers.external) supports the following:

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

An interface_list block (within peers.external) supports the following:

interfaces - Optional Block
List of network interfaces
See Interfaces below.

An interfaces block (within peers.external.interface_list) supports the following:

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

A metadata block (within peers) supports the following:

description_spec - Optional String
Description. Human readable description

name - Optional String
Name of the message. The value of name has to follow DNS-1035 format

A routing_policies block (within peers) supports the following:

route_policy - Optional Block
Policy configuration for this feature
See Route Policy below.

A route_policy block (within peers.routing_policies) supports the following:

all_nodes - Optional Block
Enable this option

inbound - Optional Block
Enable this option

node_name - Optional Block
List of nodes on which BGP routing policy has to be applied
See Node Name below.

object_refs - Optional Block
Select route policy to apply
See Object Refs below.

outbound - Optional Block
Enable this option

Peers Routing Policies Route Policy Node Name

Section titled “Peers Routing Policies Route Policy Node Name”

A node_name block (within peers.routing_policies.route_policy) supports the following:

node - Optional List
Select BGP Session on which policy will be applied

Peers Routing Policies Route Policy Object Refs

Section titled “Peers Routing Policies Route Policy Object Refs”

An object_refs block (within peers.routing_policies.route_policy) supports the following:

kind - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then kind will hold the referred object’s kind (e.g. ‘route’)

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

uid - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then uid will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) uid

A timeouts block supports the following:

create - Optional String (Defaults to 10 minutes)
Used when creating the resource

delete - Optional String (Defaults to 10 minutes)
Used when deleting the resource

read - Optional String (Defaults to 5 minutes)
Used when retrieving the resource

update - Optional String (Defaults to 10 minutes)
Used when updating the resource

A where block supports the following:

site - Optional Block
Specifies a direct reference to a site configuration object
See Site below.

virtual_site - Optional Block
Virtual Site. A reference to virtual_site object
See Virtual Site below.

A site block (within where) supports the following:

disable_internet_vip - Optional Block
Enable this option

enable_internet_vip - Optional Block
Enable this option

network_type - Optional String Defaults to VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL
Possible values are VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL_INSIDE, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_PER_SITE, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_PUBLIC, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_GLOBAL, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_SERVICE, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_VER_INTERNAL, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL_INSIDE_OUTSIDE, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_IP_AUTO, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_VOLTADN_PRIVATE_NETWORK, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SRV6_NETWORK, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_IP_FABRIC, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SEGMENT, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_MANAGEMENT
[Enum: VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL_INSIDE|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_PER_SITE|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_PUBLIC|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_GLOBAL|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_SERVICE|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_VER_INTERNAL|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL_INSIDE_OUTSIDE|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_IP_AUTO|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_VOLTADN_PRIVATE_NETWORK|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SRV6_NETWORK|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_IP_FABRIC|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SEGMENT|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_MANAGEMENT] Different types of virtual networks understood by the system Virtual-network of type VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL provides connectivity to public (outside) network. This is an insecure network and is connected to public internet via NAT Gateways/firwalls Virtual-network of this type is local to

ref - Optional Block
Reference. A site direct reference
See Ref below.

A ref block (within where.site) supports the following:

kind - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then kind will hold the referred object’s kind (e.g. ‘route’)

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

uid - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then uid will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) uid

A virtual_site block (within where) supports the following:

disable_internet_vip - Optional Block
Enable this option

enable_internet_vip - Optional Block
Enable this option

network_type - Optional String Defaults to VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL
Possible values are VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL_INSIDE, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_PER_SITE, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_PUBLIC, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_GLOBAL, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_SERVICE, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_VER_INTERNAL, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL_INSIDE_OUTSIDE, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_IP_AUTO, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_VOLTADN_PRIVATE_NETWORK, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SRV6_NETWORK, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_IP_FABRIC, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SEGMENT, VIRTUAL_NETWORK_MANAGEMENT
[Enum: VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL_INSIDE|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_PER_SITE|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_PUBLIC|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_GLOBAL|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_SERVICE|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_VER_INTERNAL|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL_INSIDE_OUTSIDE|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_IP_AUTO|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_VOLTADN_PRIVATE_NETWORK|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SRV6_NETWORK|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_IP_FABRIC|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SEGMENT|VIRTUAL_NETWORK_MANAGEMENT] Different types of virtual networks understood by the system Virtual-network of type VIRTUAL_NETWORK_SITE_LOCAL provides connectivity to public (outside) network. This is an insecure network and is connected to public internet via NAT Gateways/firwalls Virtual-network of this type is local to

ref - Optional Block
Virtual_site direct reference
See Ref below.

A ref block (within where.virtual_site) supports the following:

kind - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then kind will hold the referred object’s kind (e.g. ‘route’)

name - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then name will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) name

namespace - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then namespace will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) namespace

tenant - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then tenant will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) tenant

uid - Optional String
When a configuration object(e.g. Virtual_host) refers to another(e.g route) then uid will hold the referred object’s(e.g. Route’s) uid


The following type definitions are used throughout this resource. See the full definition here rather than repeated inline.

Object Reference {#common-object-reference}

Section titled “Object Reference {#common-object-reference}”

Object references establish a direct reference from one configuration object to another in F5 Distributed Cloud. References use the format tenant/namespace/name.

FieldTypeDescription
nameStringName of the referenced object
namespaceStringNamespace containing the referenced object
tenantStringTenant of the referenced object (system-managed)

Transformers apply transformations to input values before matching. Multiple transformers can be applied in order.

ValueDescription
LOWER_CASEConvert to lowercase
UPPER_CASEConvert to uppercase
BASE64_DECODEDecodebase64 content
NORMALIZE_PATHNormalize URL path
REMOVE_WHITESPACERemove whitespace characters
URL_DECODEDecode URL-encoded characters
TRIM_LEFTTrim leading whitespace
TRIM_RIGHTTrim trailing whitespace
TRIMTrim both leading and trailing whitespace

HTTP methods used for request matching.

ValueDescription
ANYMatch any HTTP method
GETHTTP GET request
HEADHTTP HEAD request
POSTHTTP POST request
PUTHTTP PUT request
DELETEHTTP DELETE request
CONNECTHTTP CONNECT request
OPTIONSHTTP OPTIONS request
TRACEHTTP TRACE request
PATCHHTTP PATCH request
COPYHTTP COPY request (WebDAV)

TLS Fingerprints {#common-tls-fingerprints}

Section titled “TLS Fingerprints {#common-tls-fingerprints}”

TLS fingerprint categories for malicious client detection.

ValueDescription
TLS_FINGERPRINT_NONENo fingerprint matching
ANY_MALICIOUS_FINGERPRINTMatch any known malicious fingerprint
ADWAREAdware-associated fingerprints
DRIDEXDridex malware fingerprints
GOOTKITGootkit malware fingerprints
RANSOMWARERansomware-associated fingerprints
TRICKBOTTrickbot malware fingerprints

IP Threat Categories {#common-ip-threat-categories}

Section titled “IP Threat Categories {#common-ip-threat-categories}”

IP address threat categories for security filtering.

ValueDescription
SPAM_SOURCESKnown spam sources
WINDOWS_EXPLOITSWindows exploit sources
WEB_ATTACKSWeb attack sources
BOTNETSKnown botnet IPs
SCANNERSNetwork scanner IPs
REPUTATIONPoor reputation IPs
PHISHINGPhishing-related IPs
PROXYAnonymous proxy IPs
MOBILE_THREATSMobile threat sources
TOR_PROXYTor exit nodes
DENIAL_OF_SERVICEDoS attack sources
NETWORKKnown bad network ranges

Import is supported using the following syntax:

Terminal window
# Import using namespace/name format
terraform import f5xc_bgp.example system/example