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JoeDziedzic_265
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Feb 01, 2017

Unable to add modify or remove Virtual Server Profiles using iControl REST

Hello All,   I am currently developing an integration between ServiceNow and F5. We are using iControl REST to build Virtual Servers, Pools, and Members. I am able to create all of the above ite...
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Satoshi_Toyosa1
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Feb 03, 2017

Just like a setup task on Configuration Utility, you may want to create a profile separately before attaching it to a virtual server. To create a new profile, just POST its name to the 

/mgmt/tm/ltm/profile/serviceType
endpoint, where 
serviceType
is one of the services you see in the Local Traffic > Virtual Servers > Profiles > Services menu: e.g., http. For example, to create HTTP profile named "myProfile", run this.

 curl -sku user:password -X POST -H "Content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"myProfile"}' \
  https:///mgmt/tm/ltm/profile/http

It inherits all the defaults from the parent http profile: You can modify the setting later. For example, to enable X-Forwarded-For insertion, simply PATCH it as below:

 curl -sku user:password -X PATCH -H "Content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"insertXforwardedFor":"enabled"}' \
  https:///mgmt/tm/ltm/profile/http/myProfile

Please refer to the Wiki: iControlREST /tm/ltm/profile for the ltm profile endpoints.

There may be version dependencies: The above examples work on 12.1.1.