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Chandu_14820
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Nov 16, 2011

How do we set Server name to a node in F5 11.0.0 version Via icontrol

Hi, I am trying to set a server name (screen_name) to a node in F5 11.0 via icontrol using LocalLBNodeAddress.set_screen_name() function. I am able to successfully set server name to the node in F5 10...
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Nov 18, 2011

Hi Chandu,

 

 

 

I think what you're running into here is a change that occurred in v11. Prior to v11, nodes were referenced by IP address and assigning a screen name was optional. With v11, nodes are referenced by named instead of IP. Both a name and an IP are required to create a node now.

 

 

 

If you notice in the web UI, the 'name' field is not editable when editing a node. In order to rename a node you'll need to save the config (tmsh% save sys config), edit bigip.conf (tmsh% run util bash -c 'vi /config/bigip.conf'), replace the relevant node names, save bigip.conf, and finally load the changes (tmsh% load sys config).

 

 

 

If you want to interact with nodes in v11, the LocalLB::NodeAddressV2 interface is what you want. You can't change the names via iControl however.

 

 

 

-George