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Support for F5 Loadbalancers?

Last post 04-22-2008 10:41 AM by dbatten. 4 replies.
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  • 04-01-2008 4:50 PM

    Support for F5 Loadbalancers?

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    Is there any? 
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  • 04-15-2008 6:30 PM In reply to

    Re: Support for F5 Loadbalancers?

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    Do you know the commands to either show the current configuration on the command line OR backup the configuration via TFTP on the F5 device?

    Chris LaPoint
    Sr. Product Manager
    NCM (Cirrus), ipMonitor, LANsurveyor
    SolarWinds
    Austin, TX
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  • 04-21-2008 3:45 PM In reply to

    • dbatten
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    Re: Support for F5 Loadbalancers?

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    chris.lapoint:

    Do you know the commands to either show the current configuration on the command line OR backup the configuration via TFTP on the F5 device?

     

    Conincidently we started looking at creating a Cirrus device template file last week.  The following is the draft version that we have not tested at this time!  We only have production equipment, and have commented out command references that may have unintended consequences.

    I do not work on this equipment, but I understand the commandline config command does not provide all details.  There is also a binary file required.

     

    <!--SolarWinds Network Management Tools--><!--Copyright 2007 SolarWinds.Net All rights reserved--><!--======================================================================================================================--><!-- F5 Information  (Config upload/download NOT TESTED)                                                                  --><!--                                                                                                                      --><!-- The Startup and Running gives you the basic bigip.conf file to backup and monitor (not like everything on the box)   --><!-- The Version gives the entire BigIP version information                                                               --><!--                                                                                                                      --><!-- DownloadConfigIndirect downloads a UCS file via anonymous FTP back to the $StorageAddress site.                      --><!--    The StorageFilename is the filename/directory path to store the config.usc file into.                             --><!--    This *assumes* there are firewall rules setup, and a listening FTP server somewhere internally.                   --><!--                                                                                                                      --><!-- UploadConfigIndirect will need SCP/SFTP-based uploads (no FTP or TFTP servers on the box)                            --><!-- Will need firewall rules, Authentications, and stuff.                                                                --><!--======================================================================================================================--><Configuration-Management Device="BigIP F5" SystemOID="1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.1.3.4.4">            <Commands>                        <Command Name="RESET" Value="${LF}"/>                        <!--Command Name="Reboot" Value="/sbin/reboot${LF}"/>                        <Command Name="EnterConfigMode" Value="${LF}"/>                        <Command Name="ExitConfigMode" Value="${LF}"/>                        <Command Name="Startup" Value="/bin/cat /config/bigip.conf${LF}"/>                        <Command Name="Running" Value="/bin/cat /config/bigip.conf${LF}"/>                        <Command Name="DownloadConfig" Value="/bin/cat /config/bigip.conf${LF}"/>                        <!--Command Name="UploadConfig" Value="${LF}"/>                        <!--Command Name="DownloadConfigIndirect" Value="/usr/bin/${TransferProtocol}${LF}open ${StorageAddress}${LF}anonymous${LF}F5-CallingIn${LF}bin{LF}lcd /var/local/ucs${LF}put${LF}config.ucs${LF}${StorageFilename}${LF}quit${LF}"/>                        <!--Command Name="UploadConfigIndirect" Value="${LF}"/>                        <!--Command Name="EraseConfig" Value="/bin/b reset${LF}"/>                        <!--Command Name="SaveConfig" Value="bin/b config save /var/local/ucs/config.ucs${LF}"/>                        <Command Name="Version" Value="/bin/b version${LF}"/>            </Commands></Configuration-Management>
    Dale Batten, Eng.
    Network Integrity Management
    TransCanada
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  • 04-22-2008 8:26 AM In reply to

    Re: Support for F5 Loadbalancers?

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    Thanks for this.  Our device in the lab doesn't support TFTP so I was unable to test your template.  I was able to determine how to show the configuration via the command line.    However, there appears to be issues with the transfer.   I'll enter a bug on this and we'll see if we can't get this resolved in the next release.   I've included the template I used below for your reference:

    <!--SolarWinds Network Management Tools-->
    <!--Copyright 2005 SolarWinds.Net All rights reserved-->
    <Configuration-Management Device="F5 Devices" SystemOID="1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.1.3.4.4">
    <Commands>
    <Command Name="RESET" Value=""/>
    <Command Name="EnterConfigMode" Value=""/>
    <Command Name="ExitConfigMode" Value=""/>
    <Command Name="Startup" Value=""/>
    <Command Name="Running" Value="support"/>
    <Command Name="DownloadConfig" Value="config ${ConfigType} save temp.ucs${CRLF}config show temp.ucs${CRLF}"/>
    <Command Name="UploadConfig" Value=""/>
    <Command Name="EraseConfig" Value=""/>
    <Command Name="SaveConfig" Value="save pri${CRLF}y${CRLF}save sec${CRLF}y"/>
    <Command Name="Version" Value="version${CRLF}"/>
    </Commands>
    </Configuration-Management>

    Chris LaPoint
    Sr. Product Manager
    NCM (Cirrus), ipMonitor, LANsurveyor
    SolarWinds
    Austin, TX
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  • 04-22-2008 10:41 AM In reply to

    • dbatten
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    Re: Support for F5 Loadbalancers?

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    Hi Chris:
    Let me know if you get the transfer working using SCP, because this prefered secure method for transfering the files.

    Thanks,

    Dale

    Dale Batten, Eng.
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