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Please note that it takes time to make these so sometimes they're a bit outdated and they only cover one HA pair.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
974 Comments
nadj_354479Nimbostratus
Hello,
I have windows server 2003, sys32 I have the error here attached
Hi Nadj
Sorry, but it does not seem like Powershell 4.0 is available for that OS. Any chance you can use another server?
/Patrik
- nadj_354479
HI, Hi Patrik, thnx, for your feedback,but i usually used this OS, there is not another solution for this pblm ?
Nadjet..
You could try Powershell 3.0 if it's compatible with your OS. You'd have delete the first line of the script if you want to try otherwise you'd see the same error message again.
/Patrik
- nadj_354479
hi, what is the correct os configuration we will used for run the script so as not to encounter this errors (OS, Ram .., version big IP..)
Thnx..
Nadjat..
Hi!
Any Windows version capable of running Powershell 4.0 will work. Regarding specs, it does not require much RAM, but the more CPU you throw at it the faster the report will finish. There is no minimum specifications though.
As for BigIP's:
11.6 and above is supported, but older releases on the 11 major version might work too (but won't be supported).
/Patrik
- nadj_354479
Hi,
thnx for your feedback, but also i ask you if in the report file we can find the version of big ip ?
Nadjat..
Hi Nadj
Not sure what you mean by "version of big ip" but there's a link to a demo, a video of the me showing the features of the report AND screen shots at the top of this page. Maybe you can find the answer there? :)
/Patrik
- nadj_354479
Hi, In your report (the first column) we just see the name of the equipment but not the installation version ('ex: 12.1.2)..
Nadjat..
Looks at the device overview. You can see it in the live demo (click on show console), the screenshots and the video. :)
/Patrik
