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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Please note that it takes time to make these so sometimes they're a bit outdated and they only cover one HA pair.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
- TimRiker
Cirrocumulus
We use the tokens with an LDAP user over REST. The LDAP connection times out so we made the changes here and that fixed it:
- TimRiker
I released a new beta version 5.4.2 which includes:
- copies underlay/* on build - (interested if this breaks anyone)
- changes logo to text
- add favicon
- fix handling disabled irule reporting (thx jo-xxx)
- fix handling cert expiration check when not on english locale (thx jo-xxx)
- filter virtual server by status (searching by status)
Download here until puts it above:
https://github.com/epacke/BigIPReport/raw/timriker/Releases/BigIPReport-5.4.2.zip
JohannaNimbostratus
Hi , thank you for the new realease and thanks for the credits 😉 I tested the 5.4.2 and found a couple more issues.
- TimRiker
Awesome! I love bug fixes and enhancements. 🙂
I posted the fixes and enhancements. Can you test the Set-Location fix and see if that works for you to find the underlay location? What directory are you in when you launch the script? I fully path the script in Task Scheduler and then pass just the raw name of the xml file. I sometimes use different xml files for different reports.
What version of PowerShell are you using? What operating system? Windows 10 I assume? I test under PowerShell 7.0.3 on Windows 10, and pwsh 7.0.3 on Ubuntu under WSL2 at present.
I did not make a new release yet. is looking over the code. You can pull the ps1 and js files from github to test.
In development I set ReportRoot to underlay/ so output files go right there. I clear them out before making a release. This makes working on the underlay files instant.
- TimRiker
I (re)built a 5.4.3 zip with the fixes, and a output cleanup for debugging.
has this up as a beta. See his post below.
Awesome work Tim!
Added a new beta release of the REST version. All creds to Tim.
http://loadbalancing.se/downloads/bigipreport-5.4.3-beta.zip
Munawar_Khanwhere can we download version 5.2.8 similar to the demo, as i need to export with VIP and Pool members Status in Excel
- TimRiker
Is there something about the current version export to csv (Excel) that is not working? The 5.4.3 beta above should allow exports from each view.
I just tested exports from 5.4.3 and it looks like the column headings are not exporting correctly again. I'll fix that.
What would you like to see for status? "enabled:unknown vs_example_HTTPS" in the virtual server field?
It appears the current version does not included the status fields. I wonder if I should make that a default or configurable.
There are download links above for 5.3.1 (SOAP) 5.4.0 (REST) and 5.4.3 (REST). If you want earlier releases, you can grab them from github.
Feel free to pitch in here:
