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A__N_5261
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Sep 07, 2018

Retrieve virtual Server config using f5-SDK

Hi,

 

I am trying to retrieve virtual server config using sdk python module. Like (tmsh list /ltm virtual /Common/test-2).

 

I was able to do with below if keep static value (partition/VIP name).

 

vip_config_backup=b.tm.util.bash.exec_cmd("run",utilCmdArgs='-c "tmsh list /ltm virtual /Common/test-2"')

 

But i want to pass the partition and VIP name dynamically ? is there another way to achieve this or better way. I almost complete the script but stuck here. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Vip =test-2

 

partition=Common

 

vip_config_backup=b.tm.util.bash.exec_cmd("run",utilCmdArgs='-c "tmsh list /ltm virtual /Vip/partition"')

 

Thanks in Advance

 

AN

 

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  • amintej_297711's avatar
    amintej_297711
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    Sep 07, 2018

    I used pyhton argparse for retreive user input, example:

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Script for getting big ip informtation')
parser.add_argument("partition",      help="Big ip partition")
parser.add_argument("virtualserver",  help="Big ip user")
args = parser.parse_args()

 Parse input arguments
args = parser.parse_args()
partition    = args.partition
virtualserver    = args.virtualserver
  • PeteWhite's avatar
    PeteWhite
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    Sep 07, 2018

    You're using iControl to run a tmsh command to retrieve the VS config. This is not the way to do it - use the SDK to retrieve the virtual server config directly:

        vip_config_backup=b.tm.ltm.virtuals.virtual.load(name='test-2')