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Masoud_pourshab
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Jul 05, 2018

Updating F5 VIP using requests

Hello all, I am using the following code(only brief) to create VIP and pool. How can update an item in a VIP. For example, how can I change NAT from Autonat to None or how to change VIP IP address? E...
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tatmotiv
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Jul 05, 2018

You must use PATCH instead of POST. See https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/icontrolrest.icontrolrestuserguide_v1300_3.ashx for details:

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Modifying a resource with PATCH

Using the PATCH method, you can modify properties of a resource without affecting any other properties.

To modify an object in the BIG-IP® system configuration, specify the resource in the URI. Do not specify a collection in the URI.

PATCH https://192.168.25.42/mgmt/tm/pool/~Common~tcb-pool2
{"member": [{:name":"192.168.25.32:80", "description":"Tertiary web server"}] }