BigIP Report Old
Problem this snippet solves:
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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Please note that it takes time to make these so sometimes they're a bit outdated and they only cover one HA pair.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 :
85931,86647,90730
Tested this on version:
13.0
Updated Dec 08, 2022
Version 2.0
danielpennaCirrus
Hey Patrick, deleted another F5 directory and ran it against another F5 ( 380 VIPs this time ) and it worked fine. Chrome 50 as test browser but will try FF/IE after destroy the whole originial directory and try again. Appreciate your persistence :).- Great news! Yes, a fresh install is always preferred. The positive thing now at least is that you can keep the config file between releases unless I add features. :) /Patrik
- Oh, and the report works best in Chrome, might work in Firefox. Forget IE, it's a lost cause! :) /Patrik
- danielpennaSorry Patrick, rerun the report on the F5 with 694 Virtuals and have the empty pool details, ran a report on one with 1390 Virtual Servers and same issue. I have one with only 5 Virtuals and Ill try that one. Edit: Tested one with 200 VS, same issue. I think I'll work backwards from the working one and check the others...probably something simple :|
- Daniel, would you mind creating a question in the forum and link it in the comments? The comment formatting in the code share is non-existent and it would be much easier to help that way. /Patrik
Thanks Daniel, I've updated the question.
Btw, formatting is now supported in the comments. But the question is still nice as it keeps the page a bit less cluttered. :)
/Patrik
synergieuk_2776Nimbostratus
Hi Patrik
I'm trying to get the new beta version running but despite completing the necessary IPs, creds etc in the xml config file, I keep getting this:
Initialize-F5.iControl : Could not initialize connection with supplied information At C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Bigipreport-4.1.2-beta.ps1:1047 char:13 + $success = Initialize-F5.iControl -Username $Global:Bigipreportconfig.Settings. ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (:String) [Initialize-F5.iControl], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 2,iControlSnapIn.CmdLet.Global.InitializeiControl
What did I (not) do?? Thanks- synergieuk_2776
Sorted!! - PROXY Grrrr
Evil evil proxies! :) Thanks for updating, might be useful to others when troubleshooting. Will add that to the FAQ too.
/Patrik
