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RACQ_74493
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Feb 18, 2011

create 40 pools with TMSH

Hello,

 

I need to create some 40+ pools and I didn't want to do that via GUI (can't understand why?).

 

I have looked at the TMSH scripting area and have looked at the creat_pool script. exactly what you want right!

 

How do I get this onto my f5? I tried to get it in via starting the editor and pasting it in but when i do that it adds a lot of extra indenting so that the script ends upmoving off the page and wrapping around.

 

Can anyone assist here.

 

I don't understand if the shell can see the underlying filesystem.

 

 

Steep leaning curve for a one armed non programming administrator!

 

 

Thanks

 

David

 

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  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Feb 18, 2011
    Hi David,

     

     

    The trick is to set a few options in the editor:

     

     

    set noautoindent

     

    set nosmartindent

     

     

    Here are two related posts:

     

     

     

    http://devcentral.f5.com/Community/GroupDetails/tabid/1082223/asg/53/showtab/groupforums/aff/70/afv/topic/aft/1176429/Default.aspx

     

     

    Russell Moore

     

     

    The basics to get this script installed are:

     

     

    Type these:

     

     

    tmsh

     

     

    cli script

     

     

    edit SCRIPT_NAME

     

     

    :set noautoindent

     

     

    :set nosmartindent

     

     

    Copy & paste in the contents of the script

     

     

    Save and quit the editor

     

     

    After it successfully accepts the script you can call it from the regular “advanced cli” (in other words “bash”) as:

     

    tmsh run cli script min-member-pool.tcl

     

     

     

     

    http://devcentral.f5.com/Community/GroupDetails/tabid/1082223/asg/53/showtab/groupforums/aff/70/afv/topic/aft/1176453/Default.aspx

     

    Mark Crosland

     

    In an upcoming release you will be able to run a script from a file of your choice.

     

     

     

    Aaron
  • RACQ_74493's avatar
    RACQ_74493
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    Feb 18, 2011
    OK. Trap for young players who don't know better. Put : before set commands to set stuff if your like me and don't know anything about the vi editor

     

     

    Works fine after that!!!!

     

     

    David.
  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Feb 18, 2011
    Sorry for missing that in the commands :). I updated my post above to make that clearer.

     

     

    Aaron