ScaleN: A NETWORK ARCHITECT-ENGINEER’S UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO ScaleN CLUSTERING – Part III

PART 3: MISC

 

Automation:

Although there can potentially be multiple steps to whatever ScaleN cluster you deploy, ideally this can all be automated. iControl is F5’s powerful API to help automate the configuration and manageability of BIG-IP devices can help address this. iConrol has both SOAP and REST methods. In this example, we use the latest python library called bigsuds which leverages the more mature SOAP interface.

 

Video:

Automating a ScaleN Cluster using iControl

 

 

Misc Resource Links:

 

iControl Home

 

https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/news/scalen-horizontal-clustering#.Ur2zD_RDtvA

 

 

 

ScaleN: A NETWORK ARCHITECT-ENGINEER’S UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO ScaleN CLUSTERING – Part I

ScaleN: A NETWORK ARCHITECT-ENGINEER’S UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO ScaleN CLUSTERING – Part II