Mapping from bigpipe to API?

[Michel_van_der_]

I would like to see a mapping from bigpipe commands to the equivalent iControl API call. Is that information available?

[Joe_Pruitt]

There is no direct mapping guide from bigpipe commands to API calls. iControl was modeled after the bigpipe syntax so generally speaking the first bigpipe subcommand maps to a interface in the API. The rest of the arguments are either represented as property accessors or actions.

[Michel_van_der_]

Wouldn't mind if you could look at my monitor question... I'll also post another question around errors... Thanks, Michel

[Joe_Pruitt]

I've just checked with the developer and here's his response. I'll work on getting this information added to the SDK's api reference on future releases. Origin Address 0.0.0.0 => default SNAT Translated Address 0.0.0.0 => auto So if you use the create_default() command

 
 void ITCMLocalLB::SNAT::create_default( 
     String translated_addr, 
 ); 
 

with a translated address of "0.0.0.0" that should map to bigpipe snat map default to auto unit 1 BTW, these are the types of feedback we need to hear to help us make the product better. Please keep the posts coming! -Joe

[Joe_Pruitt]

Yes, I do work for F5. I'm assuming that you don't 😎 . A map from bigpipe commands to their iControl counterparts is a great idea. It was thought that the mapping was fairly straight forward but it seems that a more documented mapping would be beneficial. I will look at creating a a technical article for this website in the near future that will provide a dynamic lookup. In the short term, feel free to post your specific mapping questions here. Here are the iControl methods for your examples bigpipe snat map default to auto unit 1

 
 Method create_default_ex 
  
 Creates a default SNAT map with a unit ID and netmask.  
  
 void ITCMLocalLB::SNAT::create_default_ex( 
     String translated_addr, 
     long unit_id, 
     String netmask 
 ); 
 

bigpipe self 166.71.142.83 snat automap enable

 
 Method set_snat_automap 
  
 Sets the SNAT automap state of the specified self IP.  
  
 void ITCMNetworking::SelfIP::set_snat_automap( 
     in String self_ip, 
     in EnabledState state 
 ); 
 

[Mike_85867]

for what reason would you use a SNAT configuration snat Auto-SNAT { mirror enable automap origin 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0