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f5xc_nginx_service_discovery Resource - terraform-provider-f5xc

Manages a Nginx Service Discovery resource in F5 Distributed Cloud for api to create nginx service discovery object for a site or virtual site in system namespace. configuration.

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

# Nginx Service Discovery Resource Example
# Manages a Nginx Service Discovery resource in F5 Distributed Cloud for api to create nginx service discovery object for a site or virtual site in system namespace. configuration.
terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.0"
required_providers {
f5xc = {
source = "f5xc-salesdemos/f5xc"
version = ">= 0.1.0"
}
}
}
# Basic Nginx Service Discovery configuration
resource "f5xc_nginx_service_discovery" "example" {
name = "example-nginx-service-discovery"
namespace = "staging"
labels = {
environment = "production"
managed_by = "terraform"
}
annotations = {
"owner" = "platform-team"
}
# Resource-specific configuration
# Configuration parameter for discovery target.
discovery_target {
# Configure discovery_target settings
}
# Configuration parameter for config sync group.
config_sync_group {
# Configure config_sync_group settings
}
# NGINXInstance Reference. Select new NGINX Instance.
nginx_instance {
# Configure nginx_instance settings
}
}

🔶 High Risk Operations — Some operations on this resource have high danger level. Destructive operations may require confirmation.

name - Required String
Name of the Nginx Service Discovery. Must be unique within the namespace

namespace - Required String
Namespace where the Nginx Service Discovery 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

discovery_target - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for discovery target
See Discovery Target below for details.

server_block_filters - Optional Block
Filters discovered server blocks based on server name, domain and ports. Atleast, one field should be populated for each filter. X-textBlockContent: If no filters are specified, all server blocks will be discovered by default
See Server Block Filters below for details.

timeouts - Optional Block
See Timeouts below for details.

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

id - Optional String
Unique identifier for the resource


A discovery_target block supports the following:

config_sync_group - Optional Block
Configuration parameter for config sync group
See Config Sync Group below.

nginx_instance - Optional Block
NGINXInstance Reference. Select new NGINX Instance
See Nginx Instance below.

A config_sync_group block (within discovery_target) supports the following:

config_sync_group - Optional Block
Select new ConfigSyncGroup
See Config Sync Group below.

Discovery Target Config Sync Group Config Sync Group

Section titled “Discovery Target Config Sync Group Config Sync Group”

Deeply nested Group block collapsed for readability.

A nginx_instance block (within discovery_target) supports the following:

nginx_instance - Optional Block
Select new NGINX Instance
See Nginx Instance below.

Discovery Target Nginx Instance Nginx Instance

Section titled “Discovery Target Nginx Instance Nginx Instance”

A nginx_instance block (within discovery_target.nginx_instance) 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 server_block_filters block supports the following:

name_regex - Optional String
Regular expression to match the server name or domain that must be discovered

port_ranges - Optional String
String containing a comma separated list of individual service ports or port ranges. Each port range consists of a single port or two ports separated by ’-’. For example, 8000-8191

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


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_nginx_service_discovery.example system/example