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Markus_Syrjänen's avatar
Markus_Syrjänen
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Mar 06, 2006

Error while issuing ConfigSync::synchronize_configuration

Hi all,

 

 

I have an external data group in a file under /config directory. I also have a Java app, which writes custom data to the data group by using upload_file() method, pings the active BIG-IP to read the file by calling set_external_class_file_name() and finally calls synchronize_configuration() method to propagate the modifications to the standby BIG-IP.

 

 

Everything goes fine to the point when synchronizing: I can see the changes in the file on active BIG-IP and they're taken in use correctly, also the web GUI shows that a sync is recommended. However, when calling the synchronize_configuration, I catch this exception:

 

 

Exception caught in System::ConfigSync::synchronize_configuration() Exception: Common::OperationFailed primary_error_code : 16908289 (0x01020001) secondary_error_code : 0 error_string : Error synchronizing configuration

 

 

Any ideas what could be wrong? The error code doesn't say anything to me.

 

 

I'm running BIG-IP 9.1.1 Build 54.6.
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  • Joe_Pruitt's avatar
    Joe_Pruitt
    Mar 06, 2006
    The System::synchronize_configuration() method calls the systems "bigpipe config sync" command. The arguments depend on what you pass into the method for the sync_flag.

     

     

    For a sync_flag of "CONFIGSYNC_BASIC", it will execute "bigpipe config sync min" and for "CONFIGSYNC_ALL", it will execute "bigpipe config sync".

     

     

    If this method is returning an error it means that the bigpipe process reported an error. You might try executing the bigpipe command from the BIG-IP shell to see what errors it shows. It could be an error with connectivity between devices. You'll have to try it to find out.

     

     

    If it turns out to be an issue with synchronization of configurations between devices, then you'll have to contact F5 Product Support to diagnose the issue further.

     

     

    -Joe