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Please note that it takes time to make these so sometimes they're a bit outdated and they only cover one HA pair.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
- dragonflymrCirrostratus
Thanks a lot, really appreciate your work!
Piotr
New version out.
- Added icons for member statuses and icons
- Added icons for pool details
- Added icons for virtual server details
/Patrik
- RRNF5Nimbostratus
Any ideas how the Reported info can be exported to excel/CSV
If you only want what's visible on the first page you can export it with Powershell.
https://loadbalancing.se/2016/10/07/synergy-effect-of-running-bigipreport/
CSV is rather flat though so you'd have to tweak the syntax a bit for the pool information.
/Patrik
- RRNF5Nimbostratus
Thanks, That is enough to get me started
Sure thing. May I ask why you need it in CSV format? If more people need it there's a possibility to add an export function based on javascript.
/Patrik
- RRNF5Nimbostratus
Its for more stakeholders viewing pleasure, filtering and so on.. That would be ideal, an export function. Some of the objects wont be of interest and not everyone will have access to the reporting server.
I actually wrote the report so stake holders and developers could get access to the data. You can already filter per column, and globally. The use case is still not entirely clear to me?
/Patrik
- RRNF5Nimbostratus
Your right, I just have Stake Holders that want it in excel - Thanks for your help. The reporting tool is perfect for my daily work.