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heskez_36146
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Feb 16, 2016

How does this cmdlet work? add-f5.ltmvirtualserverrule

Hi,

 

I'm trying to discover the F5 Icontrol powershell Snapin. But I've no idea how to use it. When I type

 

ps> add-f5.ltmvirtualserverrule

 

I get this message:

 

Add-F5.LTMVirtualServerRule : You must specify either the VirtualServer or VirtualServerItem parameter At line:1 char:28 + add-f5.ltmvirtualserverrule <<<< + CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (Input Validation Error:String) [Add-F5.LTMVirtualServerRule], Excepti on + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 2,iControlSnapIn.CmdLet.LTM.VirtualServer.AddLTMVirtualServerRule

 

Add-F5.LTMVirtualServerRule : You must specify either the VirtualServer or VirtualServerItem parameter At line:1 char:28 + add-f5.ltmvirtualserverrule <<<< + CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (Input Validation Error:String) [Add-F5.LTMVirtualServerRule], Excepti on + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 2,iControlSnapIn.CmdLet.LTM.VirtualServer.AddLTMVirtualServerRule

 

So it looks like some additional parameters are needed.

 

Since this is a ready to use cmdlet is there some info available how to make this thing work? I'd like to use this to automate a maintenance page on a lot of virtual servers.

 

application delivery
cloud
iControl
iRules

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  • Joe_Pruitt's avatar
    Joe_Pruitt
    Mar 01, 2016

    If you are looking for the arguments, after you type the cmdlet name, hit the tab key and it should cycle through the available arguments. I'll have to test that one out again to find the format for you.

     

    With that said, the majority of those cmdlets were developed for a fixed set of use cases and they don't cover all of the iControl API. To get the broadest coverage, I'd suggest you look at the Get-F5.iControl cmdlet to get an object for the entire iControl API set. Over the years, I've written a lot of articles and samples on how to use the PowerShell library. A good starting point is on the PowerShell Page in the iControl Wiki.

     

    Hope this helps...

     

    -Joe