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Dave_Noonan
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Jan 23, 2020

Modify local traffic policy from CLI or API

I recently got enjoy the GUI for local traffic policy management and determined that it's an abomination. You can't duplicate a policy so it's click-click-click all the way through to add eight near...
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  • Dario_Garrido's avatar
    Dario_Garrido
    Jan 23, 2020

    Hello Dave.

     

    You could list your configuration with "list ltm policy ..", copy this to a notepad and modify everything you want and import this to current configuration using "merge" command.

     

    It's really easy to use.

    REF - https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K81271448

     

    KR,

    Dario.

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Dave_Noonan
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That sounds perfect. I found the list but didn't know how to get the modified config back into the F5. Was thinking maybe API could pass it in or something.

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Dario_Garrido
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Jan 24, 2020

Hello Dave.

BTW, if you want it's even possible to execute "merge" command through API REST.

URL: https://bigiphostname/mgmt/tm/sys/config
Method: POST
Payload: {“command”:”load”, “options”:[{“file”: “/var/config/rest/downloads/uploaded_file_name”, “merge”:true}]}

But if you are not familiar with iControl REST, I recommend you to use the TMSH command because it's easier.

REF - https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/demystifying-icontrol-rest-merging-big-ip-config-files-19636

If my reply suits you, please don't forget to mark the answer as "the best". Thanks.

KR,

Dario.