BigIP Report Old
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This is a script which will generate a report of the BigIP LTM configuration on all your load balancers making it easy to find information and get a comprehensive overview of virtual servers and pools connected to them.
This information is used to relay information to our NOC and developers to give them insight in where things are located and to be able to plan patching and deploys. I also use it myself as a quick way get information or gather data used as a foundation for RFC's, ie get a list of all external virtual servers without compression profiles.
The script has been running on 13 pairs of load balancers, indexing over 1200 virtual servers for several years now and the report is widely used across the company and by many companies and governments across the world.
It's easy to setup and use and only requires guest permissions on your devices.
Demo/Preview
Please note that it takes time to make these so sometimes they're a bit outdated and they only cover one HA pair. However, they still serve the purpose of showing what you can expect from the report.
Interactive demo
http://loadbalancing.se/bigipreportdemo/
Screen shots
The main report:
The device overview:
Certificate details:
How to use this snippet:
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Installation instructions
BigipReport REST
This is the only branch we're updating since middle of 2020 and it supports 12.x and upwards (maybe even 11.6).
Download: https://loadbalancing.se/downloads/bigipreport-v5.5.4.zip
Documentation, installation instructions and troubleshooting: https://loadbalancing.se/bigipreport-rest/
Docker support
This will be the recommended way of running bigipreport in the near future. It's still undergoing testing but it's looking really good so far.
https://loadbalancing.se/2021/01/05/running-bigipreport-on-docker/
BigipReport (Legacy)
Older version of the report that only runs on Windows and is depending on a Powershell plugin originally written by Joe Pruitt (F5).
BigipReport (Stable):
https://loadbalancing.se/downloads/bigipreport-5.3.1.zip
BigipReport (BETA): https://loadbalancing.se/downloads/bigipreport-5.4.0-beta.zip
iControl Snapin: https://loadbalancing.se/downloads/f5-icontrol.zip
Documentation and installation instructions:
https://loadbalancing.se/bigip-report/
Upgrade instructions
Protect the report using APM and active directory
Written by DevCentral member Shann_P:
https://loadbalancing.se/2018/04/08/protecting-bigip-report-behind-an-apm-by-shannon-poole/
Got issues/problems/feedback?
Still have issues? Drop a comment below. We usually reply quite fast. Any bugs found, issues detected or ideas contributed makes the report better for everyone, so it's always appreciated.
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Also trying out a Discord channel now. You're welcome to hang out with us there:
Code :
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Tested this on version:
13.0
Updated Dec 08, 2022
Version 2.0
- Hi guys! Sorry for the late reply! So the problem you two are facing is that you try to host the report in a subfolder instead of the site root? @DanielPenna, how big is your fleet? For us the report is the most useful when we combine all our machines. Easier to pinpoint where individual services are. If you need to search for data in only one F5 you can filter in the column. That said, I will try to finish the new version asap and try to arrange so it does not have to reside in the site root. Check back sometime next week and thank you both for reporting issues!
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Thanks Patrik.... Yup the reason to host seperate reports for individual devices is to limit users to have access all of data. Thanks for support as always , will check next week for ne version :)- New version is out now. Note that the configuration is now done through a configuration file. Just download the zip file, make sure that the bigipreportconfig.xml is in the same directory as the script. Edit the xml file and test the script. As usual, please let me know if you encounter any problems. FAQ can be found here: https://loadbalancing.se/bigip-report/FAQ /Patrik
- Deben, Daniel. Did the new version work out for you?
danielpennaCirrus
Hey Patrick, I will try and get back to you over the next few days. Have a few key tasks that need to be done :)
yarrowfish_9996Hi Patrik! Hope you are doing well! I just tried the new version, but unfortunately it didn't work for me. The report was successfully generated, but It did not load in the browser. Any idea's ? /Riad- Hi Riad! Thank you for your feedback! When you say it does not load in the browser, do you mean that the spinner never disappears? If so, can you please check the console of the web browser to check for javascript errors? Did you do fresh "install"? /Patrik
- danielpennaHey Patrick, have setup 4.1.3 Beta now and it looks much better. The /json folder gets the right files in /f5_name/json folder and the site loads for me. Only issue I have is when you click on the pool name is that the page goes dark and the window shows up in front but there is no details. I confirm monitor.json contains the pool I was searching for. In regards to size of enviornment, I have 7 clusters of F5's for Production and a matching 7 in our PreProd. The one I am testing on now has 690 Virtual servers ( our Preprod device ).
- Hi Daniel Thank you for your feedback! Could you please check the console window in the browser to see if there's any errors? /Patrik
- And please tell me which browser you're using? /Patrik
