python bigsuds - Get LTM Pool Status

Problem this snippet solves:

This python bigsuds script will get LTM Pool listing and status.

How to use this snippet:

ltm_poolStatus.py < hostname> < username>
ltm_poolStatus.py < hostname> < username> < pool>

Script

ltm_poolStatus.py

Code :

#!/usr/bin/env python
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'''

def get_pools(obj):
try:
return obj.LocalLB.Pool.get_list()
except Exception, e:
print e

def get_all_pool_status(obj):
try:
pool = get_pools(obj)
return pool, obj.LocalLB.Pool.get_object_status(pool)
except Exception, e:
print e

def get_pool_status(obj, pool):
try:
return obj.LocalLB.Pool.get_object_status([pool])
except Exception, e:
print e

if __name__ == "__main__":

import bigsuds
import getpass
import sys

# Directory location of bigsuds.py file
sys.path.append(r'C:\dev')

if len(sys.argv) < 3:
print "\n\n\tUsage %s ip_address username" % sys.argv[0]
sys.exit()

a = sys.argv[1:]

print "\nHey %s, please enter your password below.\n" % a[1]
upass = getpass.getpass()

try:   
b = bigsuds.BIGIP(
hostname = a[0], 
username = a[1], 
password = upass,
)
except Exception, e:
print e

if len(sys.argv) == 4:
pl_status = get_pool_status(b,a[2])
print "Pool %s" % a[2]
print "\t%s" % pl_status[0]['availability_status']
print "\t%s" % pl_status[0]['enabled_status']
print "\t%s" % pl_status[0]['status_description']
else:
pl, pl_status = get_all_pool_status(b)
combined = zip(pl, pl_status)
for x in combined:
print "Pool %s" % x[0]
print "\t%s" % x[1]['availability_status']
print "\t%s" % x[1]['enabled_status']
print "\t%s" % x[1]['status_description']
Published Mar 09, 2015
Version 1.0

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