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Please note that it takes time to make these so sometimes they're a bit outdated and they only cover one HA pair.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 :
85931,86647,90730
Tested this on version:
13.0
Updated Dec 08, 2022
Version 2.0
Craig_GauntlettNimbostratus
Hi Patrik Is there a way to show the SNAT List/pools/Translation and associated config and also if AutoMap it turned on for VS? Craig- Hi Craig! Sorry, not at the moment. /Patrik
- Craig_GauntlettThanks Patrik, do you have any plans/time frames to develop this?
- Hi Craig! The next version will contain virtual server details similar to the pool details. Depending on the iControl methods I might add some of that functionality. At the moment I do not have a time frame. I have written the script 50/50 at work and on my spare time so it all mounts up to if I have time to spare. /Patrik
- Craig_GauntlettIt would be great even if it just showed SNAT Profile = "None|AutoMap|{snat-pool-name}" as an additional column.
mike_89584Hi Patrik Thanks for your reply - the share function might work yes :) . With regard to the "update available yellow/red" button, are you saying that is already a feature of the report? - because I dont see it? Keep up the great work!!
Iqbal_khan_2304hi Patrik, Script run perfect on version 11.5, however I am getting error for 11.6 as below, i am putting correct credentials but seem couldn't initialize icontrole for version 11.6: Initialize-F5.iControl : Could not initialize connection with supplied information At line:1 char:1 + Initialize-F5.iControl -HostName XXXX -Username XXX ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (hostname:String) [Initialize-F5.iControl], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 2,iControlSnapIn.CmdLet.Global.InitializeiControl Could you please comment on this?- That particular function is dependent on the report changing. Run a fresh batch to create a new html file, wait a while and see what happens. :-) Thanks!
- Iqbal_khan_2304I just tried to Initialize-F5.iControl for multiple version 11.6 devices but it is giving same error on them, it however Initialize-F5.iControl returning True for lower version, looks like powershell Initialize-F5.iControl is not supported on V11.6, any idea on it?
- Are you running the latest version of the snap-in? Do you have the same ciphers configured on the management interfaces? Refer to the earlier comments regarding TLS1.2 for more information. /Patrik
