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anoop1
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Oct 14, 2015

ERROR "The requested profile (/#create_new#) was not found" during rest call to create a vip via iapp

I want to create a vip through iapp via a Rest call.

 

POST CALL : https://192.168.41.117/mgmt/tm/sys/application/service/

 

Headers: Basic-authentication , Content-type (application/json)

 

Body

 

{ "name": "test2", "partition": "/Common/", "deviceGroup": "none", "inheritedDevicegroup": "true", "inheritedTrafficGroup": "true", "strictUpdates": "enabled", "template": "f5.http", "templateModified": "no", "trafficGroup": "traffic-group-1", "tables": [ { "name": "basic__snatpool_members" }, { "name": "net__snatpool_members" }, { "name": "optimizations__hosts" }, { "name": "pool__hosts", "columnNames": [ "name" ], "rows": [ { "row": [ "www.me.com" ] } ] }, { "name": "pool__members", "columnNames": [ "addr", "port", "connection_limit" ], "rows": [ { "row": [ "9.3.6.9", "80", "0" ] }, { "row": [ "9.6.3.9", "80", "0" ] } ] }, { "name": "server_pools__servers" } ], "variables": [ { "name": "client__http_compression", "encrypted": "no", "value": "\"/create_new\"" }, { "name": "client__use_wa", "encrypted": "no", "value": "yes" }, { "name": "monitor__monitor", "encrypted": "no", "value": "\"/create_new\"" }, { "name": "monitor__response", "encrypted": "no", "value": "\"Server Up\"" }, { "name": "monitor__uri", "encrypted": "no", "value": "/bigip.html" }, { "name": "net__client_mode", "encrypted": "no", "value": "wan" }, { "name": "net__server_mode", "encrypted": "no", "value": "lan" }, { "name": "pool__addr", "encrypted": "no", "value": "1.8.2.9" }, { "name": "pool__pool_to_use", "encrypted": "no", "value": "\"/create_new\"" }, { "name": "pool__port", "encrypted": "no", "value": "80" }, { "name": "ssl__mode", "encrypted": "no", "value": "no_ssl" }, { "name": "ssl_encryption_questions__advanced", "encrypted": "no", "value": "no" }, { "name": "ssl_encryption_questions__help", "encrypted": "no", "value": "hide" } ] }

 

RESPONSE:

 

{ "code": 400, "message": "Status code:400, uri: body: {\"errorResponse\":\"{\\"error\\":{\\"code\\":400,\\"message\\":\\"01020036:3: The requested profile (/create_new) was not found.\\"}}\",\"errorStack\":[]}", "originalRequestBody": "{\"errorResponse\":\"{\\"error\\":{\\"code\\":400,\\"message\\":\\"01020036:3: The requested profile (/create_new) was not found.\\"}}\",\"errorStack\":[]}", "restOperationId": 865640, "errorStack": [ "java.net.ProtocolException: Status code:400, uri: body: {\"errorResponse\":\"{\\"error\\":{\\"code\\":400,\\"message\\":\\"01020036:3: The requested profile (/create_new) was not found.\\"}}\",\"errorStack\":[]}", "at com.f5.rest.common.RestRequestSender.finish(RestRequestSender.java:412)", "at com.f5.rest.common.RestRequestSender.processNext(RestRequestSender.java:397)", "at com.f5.rest.common.RestHelper$2.run(RestHelper.java:1478)", "at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)", "at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)", "at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)\n" ] }

 

Not sure why it is searching for the profile /create_new it should ideally create new ?

 

Product: BIG-IP Version: 11.4.1 Build: 608.0 BaseBuild: 608.0

 

Please help.

 

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  • Fred_Slater_856's avatar
    Fred_Slater_856
    Historic F5 Account
    Oct 14, 2015

    The published library of iApps were designed before the REST API, and were not originally intended for this type of use, but it can be done. You're example almost works. I'm not sure that the extra escaped quotes are necessary. The following POST works for me on version 12.0:

    {
  "name": "test2",
  "partition": "Common",
  "template": "f5.http",
  "tables": [
    {
      "name": "basic__snatpool_members"
    },
    {
      "name": "net__snatpool_members"
    },
    {
      "name": "optimizations__hosts"
    },
    {
      "name": "pool__hosts",
      "columnNames": [
        "name"
      ],
      "rows": [
        {
          "row": [
            "www.me.com"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "pool__members",
      "columnNames": [
        "addr",
        "port",
        "connection_limit"
      ],
      "rows": [
        {
          "row": [
            "9.3.6.9",
            "80",
            "0"
          ]
        },
        {
          "row": [
            "9.6.3.9",
            "80",
            "0"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "server_pools__servers"
    }
  ],
  "variables": [
    {
      "name": "asm__use_asm",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "/do_not_use"
    },
    {
      "name": "client__http_compression",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "/create_new"
    },
    {
      "name": "client__use_wa",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "yes"
    },
    {
      "name": "monitor__monitor",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "/create_new"
    },
    {
      "name": "monitor__response",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "Server Up"
    },
    {
      "name": "monitor__uri",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "/bigip.html"
    },
    {
      "name": "net__client_mode",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "wan"
    },
    {
      "name": "net__server_mode",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "lan"
    },
    {
      "name": "pool__addr",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "1.8.2.9"
    },
    {
      "name": "pool__pool_to_use",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "/create_new"
    },
    {
      "name": "pool__port",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "80"
    },
    {
      "name": "ssl__mode",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "no_ssl"
    },
    {
      "name": "ssl_encryption_questions__advanced",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "no"
    },
    {
      "name": "ssl_encryption_questions__help",
      "encrypted": "no",
      "value": "hide"
    }
  ]
}
    • anoop1's avatar
      anoop1
      Icon for Nimbostratus rankNimbostratus
      Oct 15, 2015
      Thanks a lot for the help , extra escaped quotes was the problem i got it working , i can see the vip is created on the Device but i still see the the REST Response Status Code: 404 Not Found Cache-Control: no-cache Connection: Keep-Alive Content-Length: 1498 Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 Date: 15 Oct 2015 04:54:51 UTC Keep-Alive: timeout=4, max=99 Server: com.f5.rest.common.RestRequestSender Set-Cookie: BIGIPAuthCookie=00B046DBA0E566B064E84C00EDCC1F0FB7FF90EA; path=/; Secure; HttpOnly BIGIPAuthUsernameCookie=appviewx; path=/; Secure; HttpOnly X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN "code": 404, "message": "Status code:404, uri:http://localhost:8110/tm/sys/application/service/, body: {\"errorResponse\":\"{\\\"error\\\":{\\\"code\\\":404,\\\"message\\\":\\\"The configuration was updated successfully but could not be retrieved. The error is \\\\\\\"01020036:3: The requested application (/Common/test2) was not found.\\\\\\\"\\\"}}\",\"errorStack\":[]}"
  • Fred_Slater_856's avatar
    Fred_Slater_856
    Historic F5 Account
    Oct 15, 2015

    That's a bug in the REST worker that was fixed in 12.0. It fails to find the application at /Common/test2, because iApps are created in a subfolder. Your test2 was created at /Common/test2.app/test2. However, as you noticed, the application does get successfully deployed. You can verify it with at GET to the selflink at /mgmt/tm/sys/application/service/~Common~test2.app~test2.

     

  • ChrisMutzel_151's avatar
    ChrisMutzel_151
    Icon for Altocumulus rankAltocumulus
    Oct 15, 2015

    How did you generate the request body here? Here are the steps I typically follow:

     

    1. 1) create the iApp through the UI

     

    2. query iApp in json via iControlREST

     

    3. clean up json such that it can be reposted:

     

    4. delete self references in the json payload

     

    5. change all none/None values with ""

     

    Repost with variables changed as necessary. This was worked with the small subset of F5 produced iApps I have managed with iCR