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data-group format for irule match against simple list
F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition v11.4.1 (Build 635.0) LTM on ESXi
My iRule needs to match a variable against a simple list of values :
set found_match [class match $lookup_key eq data_group_simple_list]For simplicity, I'd like to structure my data-group like this :
"key_1",
"key_2",
"key_3",
"key_4",
"key_5",
But because the
[class match]"key_1" := "key_1",
"key_2" := "key_2",
"key_3" := "key_3",
"key_4" := "key_4",
"key_5" := "key_5",
Am I understanding this correctly ? Or is there an alternate mechanism that would allow me to format my list in the simple manner ?
Admin browser > System > File Management > Data Group File List > Import...
File Contents = string
For "Key / Value Pair Separator" , if I enter a blank value , I receive error :
0107169a:3: The data group external file (/config/filestore/.stage_d/5955941_d/Common_d/data_group_d/:Common:data-group-test_87302_1) has an invalid format, line: 2.
kunjanNimbostratus
Hi, you can leave the value field empty can do something like this
when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { if { [class match $lookup_key eq data_group_simple_list]} { pool poola } else { pool poolb } }You can refer to the prebuilt datagroup 'private_net' under iRules tab.
- ok but how to load a data-group-file in simple list format ? ( please see my amended question )
kunjan_118660Cumulonimbus
Hi, you can leave the value field empty can do something like this
when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { if { [class match $lookup_key eq data_group_simple_list]} { pool poola } else { pool poolb } }You can refer to the prebuilt datagroup 'private_net' under iRules tab.
- ok but how to load a data-group-file in simple list format ? ( please see my amended question )
- kunjan
May be you are affected by this. If you are using windows format try converting to unix.
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/product/relnote-ltm-11-6-0.print.htmlID 376894 - External data group files that have been edited on Microsoft Windows platforms can now be imported in their native format. Both Windows style (CRLF) as well as Unix/Linux style (LF) line endings are supported, so there is no longer a need to run these files through utilities to reformat line endings.
So, you can follow the file content like:
key_1,
key_2, key_3,- ah yes .. loading data-group-file with windows-style line-endings is a familiar error i've encountered on many occasions -- i incorrectly assumed it was due to specifying a blank key-value separator ... so apparently, it's possible to load a "keys only" data-group-file while specifying a key-value separator that's not present
ArieAltostratus
I think BaltoStar is on 11.4.1, so the new import format is probably not available to him.
- kunjan_118660
May be you are affected by this. If you are using windows format try converting to unix.
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/releasenotes/product/relnote-ltm-11-6-0.print.htmlID 376894 - External data group files that have been edited on Microsoft Windows platforms can now be imported in their native format. Both Windows style (CRLF) as well as Unix/Linux style (LF) line endings are supported, so there is no longer a need to run these files through utilities to reformat line endings.
So, you can follow the file content like:
key_1,
key_2, key_3,- ah yes .. loading data-group-file with windows-style line-endings is a familiar error i've encountered on many occasions -- i incorrectly assumed it was due to specifying a blank key-value separator ... so apparently, it's possible to load a "keys only" data-group-file while specifying a key-value separator that's not present
- ArieI think BaltoStar is on 11.4.1, so the new import format is probably not available to him.
nitassEmployee
this is mine.
iRules Data Group Formatting Rules by Jason Rahm
https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/irules-data-group-formatting-rulescreate [root@ve11c:Active:In Sync] config cat /var/tmp/data.txt "key_1" := "", "key_2" := "", "key_3 ":= "", root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create sys file data-group test source-path file:///var/tmp/data.txt type string Copying file "file:///var/tmp/data.txt" ... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 45 0 45 0 0 75125 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0 root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create ltm data-group external test_datagroup external-file-name test root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) verify root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm data-group external test_datagroup ltm data-group external test_datagroup { external-file-name test type string } root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list sys file data-group test sys file data-group test { checksum SHA1:45:7b38f5bbc6a368168b987cca5568216b5308e94a create-time 2015-03-14:08:57:26 created-by root last-update-time 2015-03-14:08:57:26 mode 33152 revision 1 size 45 source-path file:///var/tmp/data.txt type string updated-by root }- Simon_Conway-Sm
Can this data file format be used to create a list of target hostnames for looking up HTTP::host, i.e. where each hostname entry is a set of dotted names, e.g. "myfunc.mydomain.com"?
- nitass_89166
Noctilucent
this is mine.
iRules Data Group Formatting Rules by Jason Rahm
https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/irules-data-group-formatting-rulescreate [root@ve11c:Active:In Sync] config cat /var/tmp/data.txt "key_1" := "", "key_2" := "", "key_3 ":= "", root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create sys file data-group test source-path file:///var/tmp/data.txt type string Copying file "file:///var/tmp/data.txt" ... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 45 0 45 0 0 75125 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0 root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create ltm data-group external test_datagroup external-file-name test root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) verify root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list ltm data-group external test_datagroup ltm data-group external test_datagroup { external-file-name test type string } root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list sys file data-group test sys file data-group test { checksum SHA1:45:7b38f5bbc6a368168b987cca5568216b5308e94a create-time 2015-03-14:08:57:26 created-by root last-update-time 2015-03-14:08:57:26 mode 33152 revision 1 size 45 source-path file:///var/tmp/data.txt type string updated-by root }- Simon_Conway-Sm
Can this data file format be used to create a list of target hostnames for looking up HTTP::host, i.e. where each hostname entry is a set of dotted names, e.g. "myfunc.mydomain.com"?
- nitass
and this is what kunjan suggested.
[root@ve11c:Active:In Sync] config cat /var/tmp/data2.txt key_1, key_2, key_3, root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) create sys file data-group test2 source-path file:///var/tmp/data2.txt type string Copying file "file:///var/tmp/data2.txt" ... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 21 0 21 0 0 27096 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0 root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) root@(ve11c)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) list sys file data-group test2 sys file data-group test2 { checksum SHA1:21:4458a854a85b22dd0dc8df590d5d65c5f4231f79 create-time 2015-03-14:09:02:19 created-by root last-update-time 2015-03-14:09:02:19 mode 33152 revision 1 size 21 source-path file:///var/tmp/data2.txt type string updated-by root }
