Directory path for Data Group List

You really need to use the Data File Import function to get the BIG-IP to recognize the external Data group. Check out this link, it talks about importing external datagroups.

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/bigip-system-irules-concepts-11-6-0/6.htmlconceptid

 

Hi ERLomboy,

you can't change an already imported data-group file using SCP. Doing so will break the configuration esp. the SHA1 hash of the external data-group...

sys file data-group MyTest {
    checksum SHA1:7:5510e7f20db230e1ba2ca4b6659db79ef42e6d2c
    create-time 2016-09-26:17:04:02
    created-by itacs
    last-update-time 2016-09-26:17:05:59
    mode 33188
    revision 2
    size 7
    type string
    updated-by itacs
}

But you can SCP the external data-group files to e.g. /var/tmp/datagroup and then import/update the files using TMSH...

Create an external data-group file

(tmos) create sys file data-group MyTest source-path file:/var/tmp/datagroup/datagroup.txt type string
Copying file "file:/var/tmp/datagroup/datagroup.txt" ...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     7    0     7    0     0    863      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
(tmos)

Update an external data-group file:

(tmos) modify sys file data-group MyTest source-path file:/var/tmp/datagroup/datagroup.txt
Copying file "file:/var/tmp/datagroup/datagroup.txt" ...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     7    0     7    0     0    731      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
(tmos)

Cheers, Kai