iControl error codes

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Is there a central list of iControl error codes? I'd like to be able to catch them and examine the suds exception details to handle specific error conditions in my code.&nbsp;
&nbsp;ie. primary_error_code and secondary_error_code&nbsp;
&nbsp;Server raised fault: 'Exception caught in LocalLB::urn:iControl:LocalLB/Pool::add_member_v2()
&nbsp;Exception: Common::OperationFailed
&nbsp;    primary_error_code   : 16908390 (0x01020066)
&nbsp;    secondary_error_code : 0
&nbsp;    error_string         : 01020066:3: The requested pool member (/test/test-pool /test/1.1.1.23 80) already exists in partition test.'&nbsp;&nbsp;

snovakov_86258 · Answer

Good question mhite...&nbsp;
I'm also utilizing the iControl:LocalLB/Pool area of the iControl API today (using Perl), so I took a look around in the API documentation. Not finding it...but I could've sworn I've seen it somewhere...&nbsp;

snovakov_86258 · Answer

In the iControl Wiki area I found: 
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&nbsp; http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iControl.AllPages.aspx?Cat=iControl.EXCEPTION 
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&nbsp; This could be the answer...

mhite_60883 · Answer

Yeah, those appear to be the general Exception types, ie. operation failed, or authentication failed, etc. But not specific enough to take general action. IE. If I add a member to a pool, it's not a fatal error if the member already exists in the pool. It is fatal, however, if some other exception occurs during the attempt. The text in the exception provides the appropriate level of detail to figure this out. Just wondering if the number codes were ever published to we can handle this somewhat elegantly...

hooleylist · Answer

The error codes are actually from MCP and would be seen regardless of how the error was triggered (iControl, GUI, tmsh, etc).  You can search for many errors on AskF5.  But I think it would make a great feature request to have a searchable database of all error codes which includes: 
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&nbsp; Alert ID, alert text, description, possible resolution steps 
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&nbsp; If you'd like to see this added to AskF5, iHealth and/or Enterprise Manager please open a case with F5 Support.  If you do this and get an RFE ID, can you reply back to this post with the ID so others can reference it? 
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&nbsp; Thanks, Aaron

mhite_60883 · Answer

I would love this. Today, I parse the text of exceptions to figure out how to deal with them. &nbsp;

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