merge command

I don't believe so, however, you could achieve this roundabout by uploading merge files via iControl and then sending your merge commands via ssh

I do not run command manually, Does we send command with icontrol?

I do not want to run command manually, Does we send command with icontrol?

I try to run command from command prompt.

 

But it gives error for "," in external_datagroup text file.

 

 

for example:

 

[safiye@f5coolsube1:Standby] class b merge external_test.txt

 

Reading configuration from external_test.txt.

 

BIGpipe parsing error (external_test.txt Line 1):

 

012e0008:3: The requested command (,) is invalid

 

 

Text file likes:

 

 

more external_test.txt

 

"1AAA",

 

"1BBB",

 

"1CCC",

 

"1DDD",

 

"AAAA",

 

"BBBB",

 

"CCCC",

 

"FFFF",

 

"HHHH",

 

"SSSS",

 

"TTTT",

 

"XXXX",

You can't merge the contents of an external datagroup, merge is for "internal" (for lack of a better word) configurations. Rather, you would merge in the external datagroup reference. For some good merge references, MVP Michael Yates wrote an article a couple months ago:

 

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/Tutorials/TechTips/tabid/63/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1086464/BIG-IP-and-Merge-File-Configuration-Changes.aspx Click Here