Mapping from bigpipe to API?

There is no direct mapping guide from bigpipe commands to API calls. iControl was modeled after the bigpipe syntax so generally speaking the first bigpipe subcommand maps to a interface in the API. The rest of the arguments are either represented as property accessors or actions.

Yes, I do work for F5. I'm assuming that you don't 😎 .

A map from bigpipe commands to their iControl counterparts is a great idea. It was thought that the mapping was fairly straight forward but it seems that a more documented mapping would be beneficial. I will look at creating a a technical article for this website in the near future that will provide a dynamic lookup. In the short term, feel free to post your specific mapping questions here. Here are the iControl methods for your examples

bigpipe snat map default to auto unit 1

 
 Method create_default_ex 
  
 Creates a default SNAT map with a unit ID and netmask.  
  
 void ITCMLocalLB::SNAT::create_default_ex( 
     String translated_addr, 
     long unit_id, 
     String netmask 
 ); 
 

bigpipe self 166.71.142.83 snat automap enable

 
 Method set_snat_automap 
  
 Sets the SNAT automap state of the specified self IP.  
  
 void ITCMNetworking::SelfIP::set_snat_automap( 
     in String self_ip, 
     in EnabledState state 
 ); 
 

I've just checked with the developer and here's his response. I'll work on getting this information added to the SDK's api reference on future releases.

Origin Address 0.0.0.0 => default SNAT

Translated Address 0.0.0.0 => auto

So if you use the create_default() command

 
 void ITCMLocalLB::SNAT::create_default( 
     String translated_addr, 
 ); 
 

with a translated address of "0.0.0.0" that should map to

bigpipe snat map default to auto unit 1

BTW, these are the types of feedback we need to hear to help us make the product better. Please keep the posts coming!

-Joe

Wouldn't mind if you could look at my monitor question...

 

 

I'll also post another question around errors...

 

 

Thanks, Michel

for what reason would you use a SNAT configuration

 

 

snat Auto-SNAT {

 

mirror enable

 

automap

 

origin 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0