def modify_node(hostname, username, password, name,
                connection_limit=None,
                description=None,
                dynamic_ratio=None,
                logging=None,
                monitor=None,
                rate_limit=None,
                ratio=None,
                session=None,
                state=None,
                trans_label=None):
    '''
    A function to connect to a bigip device and modify an existing node.

    hostname
        The host/address of the bigip device
    username
        The iControl REST username
    password
        The iControl REST password
    name
        The name of the node to modify
    connection_limit
        [integer]
    description
        [string]
    dynamic_ratio
        [integer]
    logging
        [enabled | disabled]
    monitor
        [[name] | none | default]
    rate_limit
        [integer]
    ratio
        [integer]
    session
        [user-enabled | user-disabled]
    state
        [user-down | user-up ]
    trans_label
        The label of the transaction stored within the grain:
        ``bigip_f5_trans:<label>``

    CLI Example::

        salt '*' bigip.modify_node bigip admin admin 10.1.1.2 ratio=2 logging=enabled
    '''

    params = {
        'connection-limit': connection_limit,
        'description': description,
        'dynamic-ratio': dynamic_ratio,
        'logging': logging,
        'monitor': monitor,
        'rate-limit': rate_limit,
        'ratio': ratio,
        'session': session,
        'state': state,
    }

    #build session
    bigip_session = _build_session(username, password, trans_label)

    #build payload
    payload = _loop_payload(params)
    payload['name'] = name

    #put to REST
    try:
        response = bigip_session.put(
            BIG_IP_URL_BASE.format(host=hostname) + '/ltm/node/{name}'.format(name=name),
            data=salt.utils.json.dumps(payload)
        )
    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
        return _load_connection_error(hostname, e)

    return _load_response(response)
A function to connect to a bigip device and modify an existing node.

    hostname
        The host/address of the bigip device
    username
        The iControl REST username
    password
        The iControl REST password
    name
        The name of the node to modify
    connection_limit
        [integer]
    description
        [string]
    dynamic_ratio
        [integer]
    logging
        [enabled | disabled]
    monitor
        [[name] | none | default]
    rate_limit
        [integer]
    ratio
        [integer]
    session
        [user-enabled | user-disabled]
    state
        [user-down | user-up ]
    trans_label
        The label of the transaction stored within the grain:
        ``bigip_f5_trans:<label>``

    CLI Example::

        salt '*' bigip.modify_node bigip admin admin 10.1.1.2 ratio=2 logging=enabled