Node command, bigpipe

From NetworkCommands

A command available on most F5 Networks BigIP platforms; used to create, modify and delete nodes or display information about them.

Usage Syntax

bigpipe node \{ [ip_address | all] [options] \}

Some of the available options are;

• screen screen_name - specify the node name (as seen in the GUI)

• partition name - specify a partition for this node

• monitor monitor_name - specify an existing monitor for this node, specify default to use the default monitor for nodes

• limit number - specify the connection limit, omit or use 0 for no limit

• up | down - enable or disable the specified node(s)

• delete - delete specified node(s)

• show - display configuration information for the specified node(s)

Usage Examples

bigpipe node 1.1.1.1 \{ screen WEBTEST monitor default partition TEST \} - create a node in partition TEST with IP address 1.1.1.1 and a screen name of WEBTEST, monitor with the default monitor.

bigpipe node 1.1.1.1 down - disable the node with IP address 1.1.1.1

bigpipe node 1.1.1.1 delete - delete the node with IP address 1.1.1.1

bigpipe node all delete - delete all nodes

bigpipe node all show - display configuration information for all nodes

Bigpipe Usage Notes

Don't forget to save your changes using the bigpipe save all command.

Note in most cases, the show keyword displays object status or statistics, the list keyword displays configuration.

The bigpipe command can be abbreviated to just b (e.g. b help instead of bigpipe help.) Alternatively, (from v9.4,) you can use the bigpipe shell to enter commands without prefixing them with bigpipe.

Where curly or normal brackets {} or () or quotes "" or exclamation mark ! are required as part of a command and you are not using the bigpipe shell, they must be proceeded with a back slash \ to prevent the bash shell from parsing them as system commands.

Typical Output

bigpipe node;

NODE 10.11.12.20   up   session enable
|     (cur, max, limit, tot) = (9, 29, 0, 38888)
|     (pkts,bits) in = (2.070M, 3.368G), out = (3.363M, 35.55G)
|     requests (total) = 176428
NODE 10.11.12.21   up   session enable
|     (cur, max, limit, tot) = (15, 27, 0, 37636)
|     (pkts,bits) in = (2.045M, 3.450G), out = (3.304M, 34.58G)
|     requests (total) = 193080

Related Commands

The bigpipe pool command creates pools containing nodes.

the bigpipe virtual command creates virtual servers which use pools.

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