The BIG-IP GUI is pretty slick and there have been massive improvements in function and efficiency since my first exposure in version 4.2. As good as it is, however, some tasks are just better suite...
shoot me the script in its entirety in email at j dot rahm at f5 dot com and I'll take a look on a test box with partitions. I haven't dealt with them much so I'm not sure where the gotchas are.
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