Looking for guidance with the Python SDK

F5 Python SDK is an assortment of convenient modules for Python users for accessing the iControl REST. And iControl REST is a wrapper for tmsh. So, for available options and usage, read the tmsh help.

For example, tm.util.qkview is for the /mgmt/tm/util/qkview iControl REST endpoint, and it is for tmsh run util qkview. You can find the list of options from tmsh help util qkview.

One of the options is -f for specifing the name of the qkview file. The following tmsh command creates a qkview file /var/tmp/sat1234

tmsh run util qkview -f sat1234

This iControl REST call (using curl) does the same:

curl -sku : https:///mgmt/tm/util/qkview \
  -X POST -H "Content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"command":"run", "utilCmdArgs":"-f sat1234"}' 

And finally, the equivalent python sdk code.

from f5.bigip import ManagementRoot
mgmt = ManagementRoot('', '', '')
bash = mgmt.tm.util.qkview.exec_cmd('run', utilCmdArgs='-f sat1234')

See the Commands section of iControl REST User Guide Version 13.1, pp. 57-65, for the tmsh commands that do not directly correspond to the HTTP methods (such as run).

To get a list of commands under tm.util (/mgmt/tm/util in iControl REST), type TAB in tmsh: e.g.,

root@(ltm1311)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos) run util [TAB]
Components:
  admdb                  fips-card-sync         ping                   ssh-keyswap            unix-ls
  bash                   fips-util              ping6                  ssldump                unix-mv
  ccmode                 gencert                platform_check         sys-icheck             unix-rm
  clientssl-ciphers      get-ccn-dossier        platform_diag          tcpdump                updatecheck
  diadb                  get-dossier            qkview                 telnet                 vconsole
  dig                    ihealth                racoonctl              test-monitor           verify-encryption
  dnat                   imish                  scp                    tracepath              zebos
  domain-tool            ipsecalgdb             serverssl-ciphers      tracepath6
  establish-adfs-trust   lsndb                  sftp                   traceroute
  finalize-custom-ami    netstat                sipdb                  traceroute6