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Nicolas_Delsaux
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May 19, 2016

How to import a customization group into a BigIP instance ?

To implement DevOps on our F5 install (which uses version 11.5.3), we have developped a set of Python script, that rely upon 

tmsh load sys config merge file
and template files to add elements to f5 config.

We're curretnly trying to automate installation of our APM policy, which requires logon page. Unfortunatly, installation of a logon page requires a customization and I found no way to import a customization group into BigIP. So far, what I do is import the following file, 

apm policy customization-group /SDU_01_rin/SDU_01_PORTAIL_APM_PROFILE_beta_APMBranch {
        cache-path /config/filestore/files_d/SDU_01_rin/customization_group_d/:SDU_01_rin:APMBranch::APMBranch__15760_1
    type logon-page
        revision 1

    partition SDU_01_rin

}

Which always triggers the following error message

Syntax Error: "tmsh" unknown property

Obviously, the cache-path value, 

/config/filestore/files_d/SDU_01_rin/customization_group_d/:SDU_01_rin:APMBranch::APMBranch__15760_1
, is, at the time this command is invoked, already created with the following content

So, what can I do in order to import that empty customization group ?

BIG-IP
devops
TMSH

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  • Arnaud_Lemaire's avatar
    Arnaud_Lemaire
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    May 20, 2016

    HEllo, i would says (no thorough testings) it depands which command come first in the config merge:

     

    • if you create first the resource object (logon page) that will automatically create a default customization object, so you won't be able to change it
    • when having a look to cli when you create an customization object you can specify a local-path, so i think the correct way would, after having uploading a customization object based on existings one, you could use the local-path option to point the customization group to the correct file. I think it will be converted by a cache-path.