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Joel_Breton
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May 24, 2017

Using the Python SDK for monitors

I'm starting to use the python SDK and I can't figure out how to access the monitor objects on the BIGIP.

 

Here's my code for displaying the nodes

 

from f5.bigip import ManagementRoot
mgmt = ManagementRoot('IP Address', 'user', 'password)
nodes = mgmt.tm.ltm.nodes
for node in nodes.get_colletion():
    print(node.name)

Here's my code for displaying the monitors

 

from f5.bigip import ManagementRoot
mgmt = ManagementRoot('ip address', 'user', 'password')
monitors = mgmt.tm.ltm.monitors
for monitor in monitors.get_collection()
    print(monitor.name)

I read the documentation located http://f5-sdk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

 

The difference between monitors and node in the documentation is the (star) * is separated by colon in the node portion. Don't know if that makes a difference. REST Kind -> tm:ltm:monitors* REST Kind -> tm:ltm:node:*

 

Any thoughts would help

 

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  • Ed_Summers's avatar
    Ed_Summers
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    May 25, 2017

    (YMMV depending on version. I'm using version 12.1.2.)

    'monitor' is another collection with the various monitor types underneath it. If you just get the collection from 'monitor' you'll have a list of reference links to the sub-collections underneath it. One way of getting an actual list of monitors is to get the collection of the specific monitor type:

    >>> https_monitors = mgmt.tm.ltm.monitor.https_s.get_collection()
>>> for mon in https_monitors:
...     print(mon.name)
...

    Reminder that since the monitor objects are collections, they'll end in 's', or '_s' if the resource already ends in 's'. Example: to get https monitors, use 'https_s'. To get http monitors, use 'https'.

    Apologies if I've butchered SDK terminology on collections/sub-collections. I'm still getting used to the environment myself.

  • Daniel_Tremmel's avatar
    Daniel_Tremmel
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    Jun 02, 2017

    Hi guys,

    how can I create a new monitor using the Python SDK?

    Unfortunately

    monitor = mgmt.tm.ltm.monitors.monitor.create(partition='Common', name='MyMonitor01')

    is not working.

    AttributeError: '' object has no attribute 'monitors'

    regards

    Daniel

  • Rob_74473's avatar
    Rob_74473
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    Apr 24, 2018

    I'm trying to get a list of all available monitors. Is there a way to loop through the monitor types to then do a get_collection():

    for monitor in mgmt.tm.ltm.monitor.get_collection():
        for item in monitor.get_collection():
                pprint(item)

    This clearly doesn't work

    • Rob_74473's avatar
      Rob_74473
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      Apr 24, 2018

      It seems I'm not allowed to edit an answer...

       

      What I'm trying to achieve is a select field in a web page that mirrors the behavior of the Health Monitors section of a pool properties page in the BigIP gui, so that I can add/remove monitors from a pool through the rest api.