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James_Betts_290
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Dec 13, 2016

Python f5.bigip VIP issue

I wrote some sample code and was able to retrieve a VIP like this: VIP = mgmt.tm.ltm.virtuals.virtual.load(partition='Common', name='Foo')   When I ran the code against my production server, most ...
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  • James_Betts_290's avatar
    James_Betts_290
    Dec 22, 2016

    Turns out a solution existed but wasn't in the docs.

     

    There is a parameter "subPath" that can be used in queries and updates:

     

    Code: VIP = mgmt.tm.ltm.virtuals.virtual.load(partition='Common', subPath='iApp', name='myVIP')
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James_Betts_290
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Dec 22, 2016

Turns out a solution existed but wasn't in the docs.

 

There is a parameter "subPath" that can be used in queries and updates:

 

Code: VIP = mgmt.tm.ltm.virtuals.virtual.load(partition='Common', subPath='iApp', name='myVIP')
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    JG
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    Dec 28, 2016

    I downloaded the latest cvs version "f5-common-python-2.1.0" and yes, it seems to work with this lib. And the following command is what worked for me:

    vs_obj = mgmt.tm.ltm.virtuals.virtual.load(partition='Common', subPath='iapp_prefix.iApp', name='my_virtual_server_name')

    where "iapp_prefix" is the prefix one entered at the time of the iapp application creation, and "my_virtual_server_name' is the name of the virtual server.