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wilcdr
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Oct 18, 2016

Making SNMP queries in iRules

From other questions people have asked, it looks like there is no built-in command for SNMP queries that you can make from iRules. Is that still true (running LTM 11.6)?   If that is not possible...
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  • Kai_Wilke's avatar
    Kai_Wilke
    Feb 08, 2023

    Running an periodic iCall Job in the Config-Plane to query SNMP and write results to a DG would be a much easier and elegant alternative. No? Dealing with ASN1-BER in iRules isn't much fun... 🙂

    Cheers, Kai

    LiefZimmerman : Good to see that the ordering in DevCentral has finally been changed, so that we can see if something gets added to rather old questions. Thanks!

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VernonWells
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Oct 18, 2016

To be clear, the 

binary scan
and 
binary format
commands would be used in conjunction with sideband connections, as @Odaah suggests. The construction of this is not trivial, however, and as such, you may wish to consider engaging F5 Professional Services to assist. The best way to do that is to contact your local F5 sales team.