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Michel_van_der_
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusBug with ITCMLocalLB::VirtualServer::create_from_pool_ex?
I'm converting some code from 4.2 to 4.5 (4.5PTF-07 Build18 to be exact). Error creating Virtual Server w.x.y.z:0 for pool ForwardToInside SOAP-ENV:Server ITCMCommon::OperationFailed Exception caught on ITCMLocalLB::VirtualServer::create_from_pool_ex(). primary_error_code : 83 secondary_error_code: 0 error_string : IP address is not valid
I have a forwarding pool defined as 'ForwardToInside'. The code then
tries to use create_from_pool_ex to create a virtual server pointing to
this pool. Under 4.5 this throws an error (this is from perl, numbers
hidden due to security requirements):
However, the virtual server is created!
This all works flawlessly under 4.2 (mostly 4.2PTF-08 Build10, but
we used older PTFs as well).
Thoughts?
- Which values are you passing in for netmask? You need to make sure that the ip address and netmask result in a valid network address, otherwise you will get the "IP address is not valid" error. In most cases you should be passing in "0.0.0.0" for the netmask.
Unless you need to override the netmask and broadcast address you are better off using the ITCMLocalLB::create_from_pool method.
Let me know if this helps.
-Joe 
Michel_van_der_I think with version 4.2, I used the create_from_pool, but I had problems,
I forget what prompted me to go this route.
I'm sure that I'm passing in correct values, the mask is something like
255.255.255.240. Also, the action does result in a defined virtual server
on the device. Also, please note that this used to work with 4.2 and
it's broken now. Off course, it may very well be that the issue I had
before with create_from_pool is now fixed. I'll try that in the mean time.
I can't post the real network numbers in a public forum, but I'd be happy to
share the actual code with calling signatures (or even a minimal test-case)
for perusal by F5.
