f5.bigip.sys

Module Contents

BigIP System (sys) module

REST URI

http://localhost/mgmt/tm/sys/

GUI Path

System

REST Kind

tm:sys:*

Submodule List

application	BigIP iApp (application) module
db	BigIP db module
failover	BigIP system failover module
folder	BigIP system folder (partition) module
global_settings	BigIP system global-settings module
ntp	BigIP system ntp module
performance	BigIP system peformance stats module.

Submodules

application

BigIP iApp (application) module

REST URI

http://localhost/mgmt/sys/application/

GUI Path

iApps

REST Kind

tm:sys:application:*

Application Collections and Resources

Applications(sys)	BigIP iApp collection.
Aplscripts(application)	BigIP iApp script collection.
Aplscript(apl_script_s)	BigIP iApp script resource.
Customstats(application)	BigIP iApp custom stats sub-collection.
Customstat(custom_stat_s)	BigIP iApp custom stats sub-collection resource.
Services(application)	BigIP iApp service sub-collection.
Service(service_s)	BigIP iApp service sub-collection resource
Templates(application)	BigIP iApp template sub-collection
Template(template_s)	BigIP iApp template sub-collection resource

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Applications(sys)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP iApp collection.

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

get_collection(**kwargs)

Get an iterator of Python Resource objects that represent URIs.

The returned objects are Pythonic Resource`s that map to the most recently `refreshed state of uris-resources published by the device. In order to instantiate the correct types, the concrete subclass must populate its registry with acceptable types, based on the kind field returned by the REST server.

Note

This method implies a single REST transaction with the Collection subclass URI.

Raises:UnregisteredKind Returns:list of reference dicts and Python Resource objects

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Aplscripts(application)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP iApp script collection.

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

get_collection(**kwargs)

Get an iterator of Python Resource objects that represent URIs.

The returned objects are Pythonic Resource`s that map to the most recently `refreshed state of uris-resources published by the device. In order to instantiate the correct types, the concrete subclass must populate its registry with acceptable types, based on the kind field returned by the REST server.

Note

This method implies a single REST transaction with the Collection subclass URI.

Raises:UnregisteredKind Returns:list of reference dicts and Python Resource objects

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Aplscript(apl_script_s)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP iApp script resource.

create(**kwargs)

Create the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP POST to the collection URI to create a resource associated with a new unique URI on the device.

Parameters:kwargs – All the key-values needed to create the resource

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.post method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: self - A python object that represents the object’s

configuration and state on the BigIP.

delete(**kwargs)

Delete the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP DELETE to delete the resource on the BigIP.

After this method is called, and status_code 200 response is received instance.__dict__ is replace with {'deleted': True}

Parameters:kwargs – The only current use is to pass kwargs to the requests

API. If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.delete method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

load(**kwargs)

Load an already configured service into this instance.

This method uses HTTP GET to obtain a resource from the BigIP.

Parameters:kwargs – typically contains “name” and “partition”

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: a Resource Instance (with a populated _meta_data[‘uri’])

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Update the configuration of the resource on the BigIP.

This method uses HTTP PUT alter the resource state on the BigIP.

The attributes of the instance will be packaged as a dictionary. That dictionary will be updated with kwargs. It is then submitted as JSON to the device.

Various edge cases are handled: * read-only attributes that are unchangeable are removed

Parameters:kwargs – keys and associated values to alter on the device

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.put method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Customstats(application)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP iApp custom stats sub-collection.

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

get_collection(**kwargs)

Get an iterator of Python Resource objects that represent URIs.

The returned objects are Pythonic Resource`s that map to the most recently `refreshed state of uris-resources published by the device. In order to instantiate the correct types, the concrete subclass must populate its registry with acceptable types, based on the kind field returned by the REST server.

Note

This method implies a single REST transaction with the Collection subclass URI.

Raises:UnregisteredKind Returns:list of reference dicts and Python Resource objects

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Customstat(custom_stat_s)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP iApp custom stats sub-collection resource.

create(**kwargs)

Create the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP POST to the collection URI to create a resource associated with a new unique URI on the device.

Parameters:kwargs – All the key-values needed to create the resource

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.post method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: self - A python object that represents the object’s

configuration and state on the BigIP.

delete(**kwargs)

Delete the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP DELETE to delete the resource on the BigIP.

After this method is called, and status_code 200 response is received instance.__dict__ is replace with {'deleted': True}

Parameters:kwargs – The only current use is to pass kwargs to the requests

API. If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.delete method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

load(**kwargs)

Load an already configured service into this instance.

This method uses HTTP GET to obtain a resource from the BigIP.

Parameters:kwargs – typically contains “name” and “partition”

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: a Resource Instance (with a populated _meta_data[‘uri’])

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Update the configuration of the resource on the BigIP.

This method uses HTTP PUT alter the resource state on the BigIP.

The attributes of the instance will be packaged as a dictionary. That dictionary will be updated with kwargs. It is then submitted as JSON to the device.

Various edge cases are handled: * read-only attributes that are unchangeable are removed

Parameters:kwargs – keys and associated values to alter on the device

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.put method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Services(application)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP iApp service sub-collection.

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

get_collection(**kwargs)

Get an iterator of Python Resource objects that represent URIs.

The returned objects are Pythonic Resource`s that map to the most recently `refreshed state of uris-resources published by the device. In order to instantiate the correct types, the concrete subclass must populate its registry with acceptable types, based on the kind field returned by the REST server.

Note

This method implies a single REST transaction with the Collection subclass URI.

Raises:UnregisteredKind Returns:list of reference dicts and Python Resource objects

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Service(service_s)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP iApp service sub-collection resource

update(**kwargs)

Push local updates to the object on the device.

Params kwargs:keyword arguments for accessing/modifying the object Returns:updated Python object

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Override of resource.Resource exists() to build proper URI unique to service resources.

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

create(**kwargs)

Create the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP POST to the collection URI to create a resource associated with a new unique URI on the device.

Parameters:kwargs – All the key-values needed to create the resource

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.post method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: self - A python object that represents the object’s

configuration and state on the BigIP.

delete(**kwargs)

Delete the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP DELETE to delete the resource on the BigIP.

After this method is called, and status_code 200 response is received instance.__dict__ is replace with {'deleted': True}

Parameters:kwargs – The only current use is to pass kwargs to the requests

API. If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.delete method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

load(**kwargs)

Load an already configured service into this instance.

This method uses HTTP GET to obtain a resource from the BigIP.

Parameters:kwargs – typically contains “name” and “partition”

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: a Resource Instance (with a populated _meta_data[‘uri’])

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Templates(application)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP iApp template sub-collection

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

get_collection(**kwargs)

Get an iterator of Python Resource objects that represent URIs.

The returned objects are Pythonic Resource`s that map to the most recently `refreshed state of uris-resources published by the device. In order to instantiate the correct types, the concrete subclass must populate its registry with acceptable types, based on the kind field returned by the REST server.

Note

This method implies a single REST transaction with the Collection subclass URI.

Raises:UnregisteredKind Returns:list of reference dicts and Python Resource objects

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

class f5.bigip.sys.application.Template(template_s)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP iApp template sub-collection resource

create(**kwargs)

Create the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP POST to the collection URI to create a resource associated with a new unique URI on the device.

Parameters:kwargs – All the key-values needed to create the resource

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.post method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: self - A python object that represents the object’s

configuration and state on the BigIP.

delete(**kwargs)

Delete the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP DELETE to delete the resource on the BigIP.

After this method is called, and status_code 200 response is received instance.__dict__ is replace with {'deleted': True}

Parameters:kwargs – The only current use is to pass kwargs to the requests

API. If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.delete method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

load(**kwargs)

Load an already configured service into this instance.

This method uses HTTP GET to obtain a resource from the BigIP.

Parameters:kwargs – typically contains “name” and “partition”

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: a Resource Instance (with a populated _meta_data[‘uri’])

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Update the configuration of the resource on the BigIP.

This method uses HTTP PUT alter the resource state on the BigIP.

The attributes of the instance will be packaged as a dictionary. That dictionary will be updated with kwargs. It is then submitted as JSON to the device.

Various edge cases are handled: * read-only attributes that are unchangeable are removed

Parameters:kwargs – keys and associated values to alter on the device

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.put method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

db

BigIP db module

REST URI

http://localhost/mgmt/sys/db/

GUI Path

N/A

REST Kind

tm:sys:db:*

DB Collections and Resources

Dbs(sys)	BigIP db collection
Db(dbs)	BigIP db resource

class f5.bigip.sys.db.Dbs(sys)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP db collection

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

get_collection(**kwargs)

Get an iterator of Python Resource objects that represent URIs.

The returned objects are Pythonic Resource`s that map to the most recently `refreshed state of uris-resources published by the device. In order to instantiate the correct types, the concrete subclass must populate its registry with acceptable types, based on the kind field returned by the REST server.

Note

This method implies a single REST transaction with the Collection subclass URI.

Raises:UnregisteredKind Returns:list of reference dicts and Python Resource objects

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

class f5.bigip.sys.db.Db(dbs)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP db resource

Note

db objects are read-only.

create(**kwargs)

Create is not supported for db resources.

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

delete(**kwargs)

Delete is not supported for db resources.

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

load(**kwargs)

Load an already configured service into this instance.

This method uses HTTP GET to obtain a resource from the BigIP.

Parameters:kwargs – typically contains “name” and “partition”

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: a Resource Instance (with a populated _meta_data[‘uri’])

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Update the configuration of the resource on the BigIP.

This method uses HTTP PUT alter the resource state on the BigIP.

The attributes of the instance will be packaged as a dictionary. That dictionary will be updated with kwargs. It is then submitted as JSON to the device.

Various edge cases are handled: * read-only attributes that are unchangeable are removed

Parameters:kwargs – keys and associated values to alter on the device

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.put method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

failover

BigIP system failover module

REST URI

http://localhost/mgmt/tm/sys/failover

GUI Path

System --> Failover

REST Kind

tm:sys:failover:*

Failover Resources

Failover(sys)

BigIP Failover stats and state change.

class f5.bigip.sys.failover.Failover(sys)

Bases: f5.bigip.mixins.UnnamedResourceMixin, f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP Failover stats and state change.

The failover object only supports load, update, and refresh because it is

an unnamed resource.

To force the unit to standby call the update() method as follows:

Note

This is an unnamed resource so it has not ~Partition~Name pattern at the end of its URI.

update(**kwargs)

Update is not supported for Failover

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

toggle_standby(**kwargs)

Toggle the standby status of a traffic group.

WARNING: This method which used POST obtains json keys from the device that are not available in the response to a GET against the same URI.

Unique to refresh/GET: u”apiRawValues” u”selfLink” Unique to toggle_standby/POST: u”command” u”standby” u”traffic-group”

create(**kwargs)

Create is not supported for unnamed resources

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

delete(**kwargs)

Delete is not supported for unnamed resources

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

folder

BigIP system folder (partition) module

REST URI

http://localhost/mgmt/tm/sys/folder

GUI Path

System --> Users --> Partition List

REST Kind

tm:sys:folder:*

Folder Collections and Resources

Folders(sys)	BigIP system folder collection.
Folder(folder_s)

class f5.bigip.sys.folder.Folders(sys)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP system folder collection.

These are what we refer to as partition in the SDK.

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

get_collection(**kwargs)

Get an iterator of Python Resource objects that represent URIs.

The returned objects are Pythonic Resource`s that map to the most recently `refreshed state of uris-resources published by the device. In order to instantiate the correct types, the concrete subclass must populate its registry with acceptable types, based on the kind field returned by the REST server.

Note

This method implies a single REST transaction with the Collection subclass URI.

Raises:UnregisteredKind Returns:list of reference dicts and Python Resource objects

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

global_settings

BigIP system global-settings module

REST URI

http://localhost/mgmt/tm/sys/global-settings

GUI Path

System --> Configuration --> Device

REST Kind

tm:sys:global-settings:*

Global_Settings Resources

Global_Settings(sys)

BigIP system global-settings resource

class f5.bigip.sys.global_settings.Global_Settings(sys)

Bases: f5.bigip.mixins.UnnamedResourceMixin, f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP system global-settings resource

The global_settings object only supports load and update because it is an unnamed resource.

Note

This is an unnamed resource so it has not ~Partition~Name pattern at the end of its URI.

create(**kwargs)

Create is not supported for unnamed resources

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

delete(**kwargs)

Delete is not supported for unnamed resources

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Update the configuration of the resource on the BigIP.

This method uses HTTP PUT alter the resource state on the BigIP.

The attributes of the instance will be packaged as a dictionary. That dictionary will be updated with kwargs. It is then submitted as JSON to the device.

Various edge cases are handled: * read-only attributes that are unchangeable are removed

Parameters:kwargs – keys and associated values to alter on the device

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.put method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

ntp

BigIP system ntp module

REST URI

http://localhost/mgmt/tm/sys/ntp

GUI Path

System --> Configuration --> Device --> NTP

REST Kind

tm:sys:ntp:*

NTP Resources and Subcollections

Ntp(sys)	BigIP system NTP unnamed resource
Restricts(ntp)	BigIP system NTP restrict sub-collection
Restrict(restricts)	BigIP system NTP restrict sub-collection resource

class f5.bigip.sys.ntp.Ntp(sys)

Bases: f5.bigip.mixins.UnnamedResourceMixin, f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP system NTP unnamed resource

This is an unnamed resource so it has not ~Partition~Name pattern at the end of its URI.

create(**kwargs)

Create is not supported for unnamed resources

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

delete(**kwargs)

Delete is not supported for unnamed resources

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Update the configuration of the resource on the BigIP.

This method uses HTTP PUT alter the resource state on the BigIP.

The attributes of the instance will be packaged as a dictionary. That dictionary will be updated with kwargs. It is then submitted as JSON to the device.

Various edge cases are handled: * read-only attributes that are unchangeable are removed

Parameters:kwargs – keys and associated values to alter on the device

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.put method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

class f5.bigip.sys.ntp.Restricts(ntp)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP system NTP restrict sub-collection

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

get_collection(**kwargs)

Get an iterator of Python Resource objects that represent URIs.

The returned objects are Pythonic Resource`s that map to the most recently `refreshed state of uris-resources published by the device. In order to instantiate the correct types, the concrete subclass must populate its registry with acceptable types, based on the kind field returned by the REST server.

Note

This method implies a single REST transaction with the Collection subclass URI.

Raises:UnregisteredKind Returns:list of reference dicts and Python Resource objects

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

class f5.bigip.sys.ntp.Restrict(restricts)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP system NTP restrict sub-collection resource

create(**kwargs)

Create the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP POST to the collection URI to create a resource associated with a new unique URI on the device.

Parameters:kwargs – All the key-values needed to create the resource

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.post method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: self - A python object that represents the object’s

configuration and state on the BigIP.

delete(**kwargs)

Delete the resource on the BigIP.

Uses HTTP DELETE to delete the resource on the BigIP.

After this method is called, and status_code 200 response is received instance.__dict__ is replace with {'deleted': True}

Parameters:kwargs – The only current use is to pass kwargs to the requests

API. If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.delete method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

load(**kwargs)

Load an already configured service into this instance.

This method uses HTTP GET to obtain a resource from the BigIP.

Parameters:kwargs – typically contains “name” and “partition”

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: a Resource Instance (with a populated _meta_data[‘uri’])

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Update the configuration of the resource on the BigIP.

This method uses HTTP PUT alter the resource state on the BigIP.

The attributes of the instance will be packaged as a dictionary. That dictionary will be updated with kwargs. It is then submitted as JSON to the device.

Various edge cases are handled: * read-only attributes that are unchangeable are removed

Parameters:kwargs – keys and associated values to alter on the device

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.put method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS!

performance

BigIP system peformance stats module.

REST URI

http://localhost/mgmt/tm/sys/performance

GUI Path

System --> Users --> Partition List

REST Kind

tm:sys:performance:*

Performace Resources and Subcollections

Performance(sys)	BigIP system performace stats collection
All_Stats(performance)	BigIP system performace stats unnamed resource

class f5.bigip.sys.performance.Performance(sys)

Bases: f5.bigip.resource.Collection

BigIP system performace stats collection

get_collection()

Performance collections are not proper BigIP collection objects.

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

create(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

delete(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)

update(**kwargs)

Implement this by overriding it in a subclass of Resource

Raises:InvalidResource

class f5.bigip.sys.performance.All_Stats(performance)

Bases: f5.bigip.mixins.UnnamedResourceMixin, f5.bigip.resource.Resource

BigIP system performace stats unnamed resource

update(**kwargs)

Update is not supported for statistics.

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

create(**kwargs)

Create is not supported for unnamed resources

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

delete(**kwargs)

Delete is not supported for unnamed resources

Raises:UnsupportedOperation

exists(**kwargs)

Check for the existence of the named object on the BigIP

Sends an HTTP GET to the URI of the named object and if it fails with a :exc:~requests.HTTPError` exception it checks the exception for status code of 404 and returns False in that case.

If the GET is successful it returns True.

For any other errors are raised as-is.

Parameters:kwargs – Keyword arguments required to get objects

NOTE: If kwargs has a ‘requests_params’ key the corresponding dict will be passed to the underlying requests.session.get method where it will be handled according to that API. THIS IS HOW TO PASS QUERY-ARGS! :returns: bool – The objects exists on BigIP or not. :raises: requests.HTTPError, Any HTTP error that was not status

code 404.

raw

Display the attributes that the current object has and their values.

Returns:A dictionary of attributes and their values

refresh(**kwargs)

Use this to make the device resource be represented by self.

This method makes an HTTP GET query against the device service. This method is run for its side-effects on self. If successful the instance attribute __dict__ is replaced with the dict representing the device state. To figure out what that state is, run a subsequest query of the object like this: As with all CURDLE methods use a “requests_params” dict to pass parameters to requests.session.HTTPMETHOD. See test_requests_params.py for an example. >>> resource_obj.refresh() >>> print(resource_obj.raw)