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Dan_123791
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May 09, 2013

using iControl to mange change releases

Hi,     I'm supporting an F5 in a test / dev environment which will need to be synched to a live environment on an ad hoc basis. I have a number of configurations which I need to keep specifi...
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  • Jonathan_Scholi's avatar
    Jonathan_Scholi
    May 10, 2013
    1) If you don't use iControl, the only (potentially automated) alternative I can think of would be to ssh in and run scripts or tmsh commands to accomplish what you need. I think iControl is likely to be the least painful.

     

     

    2) iControl is part of the standard F5 setup.

     

     

    3) Take a look at: https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iControl.HomePage.ashx. Pick an example that's read-only to play with.

     

     

    4) Try getting in through a console cable.
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Jonathan_Scholi
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May 10, 2013
1) If you don't use iControl, the only (potentially automated) alternative I can think of would be to ssh in and run scripts or tmsh commands to accomplish what you need. I think iControl is likely to be the least painful.

 

 

2) iControl is part of the standard F5 setup.

 

 

3) Take a look at: https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iControl.HomePage.ashx. Pick an example that's read-only to play with.

 

 

4) Try getting in through a console cable.