Howto - Add a bunch of Static Routes

Hi, what about a copy / paste method? You could create a flat file and then just use the "merge" option to load it. You'll have to change the name for each "net route" declaration:

vi /config/this

net route /Common/route_one {
    interface /Common/internal
    network 10.10.10.0/32
}
net route /Common/route_two {
    interface /Common/internal
    network 11.10.10.0/32
}
net route /Common/route_three {
    interface /Common/internal
    network 12.10.10.0/32
}

tmsh load sys config merge file /config/this

tmsh save sys config

One benefit, is you could create a UCS file prior to the work and if anything doesn't go quite a planned, just load the UCS and get the BIG-IP back to where it was prior to adding the new routes.

Shell is the fastest way. Create the commands in a text editor and paste them in when you are ready. e.g.

tmsh create net route 10.1.1.0 { gw 10.1.1.1 network 10.1.1.0/24 }
tmsh create net route 10.1.2.0 { gw 10.1.2.1 network 10.1.2.0/24 }

Alternatively, and my preferred technique, is to have the config all ready and merge it in. For example, create a file routes.txt:

net route 10.1.1.0 { gw 10.1.1.1 network 10.1.1.0/24 }
net route 10.1.2.0 { gw 10.1.2.1 network 10.1.2.0/24 }

then use "tmsh load sys config merge file routes.txt" when you are ready. The nice thing about that is you can check your change in advance without applying it using the verify option:

tmsh load sys config merge file routes.txt verify

I wrote a pycontrol script a while back to do this as well from a text file.

 

Updated to current bigsuds library:

 

• Article
• Script in Wiki