Assign the device name when creating a server

[MMarco1977]

Environment

Application Services Version: 3.28.0
BIG-IP Version: 15.1.3-0.0.11

Summary

From the Bigip, under DNS >> GSLB:Server: ServerList >> Devices: "XXX" it is not possible to assign the name. Each declaration that is executed assigns a name of 0

Steps To Reproduce

1. Submit the following declaration:

[
  { 
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/Common/Shared/ACME-NICOLA",
    "value": { 
                "class": "GSLB_Server",
                "serverType": "generic-host",
                "monitors": [
                        
                    ],
                "dataCenter": { 
                    "use": "marco"
                },
                "devices":[
                    {
                        "label": "ACME-NICOLA",
                        "address": "1.2.4.8"
                    } 
                ],
                "virtualServers": [
                    {
                        "name": "ACME-NICOLA_VS",
                        "address": "1.2.4.8",
                        "port": 0
                    }
                ]
            }
    },
    { 
    "op": "add",
    "path": "/Gsv/Application/pool_NICOLA",
    "value": { 
                "class": "GSLB_Pool",
                "resourceRecordType": "A", 
                "lbModeFallback": "none",
                "lbModeAlternate": "none",
                "verifyMemberEnabled": false,
                "members": [
                    {
                        "server": {
                            "use": "/Common/Shared/ACME-NICOLA" 
                        },
                        "virtualServer": "ACME-NICOLA_VS",
                        "enabled": true
                    }
                ]
            }
    }
]

2. Expected Behavior: (a Server created without AS3 is shown)

3. Observe the following result:

[dstokesf5]

The name value comes from the name of the virtual server being referenced. Please see the following documentation on how to override the generated index-based name of a virtual server: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/declarations/gslb.html#specifying-a-gslb-virtual-server-name-in-a-declaration.

[MMarco1977]

The one indicated in the documentation, refers to how to name the Virtual Server. What I need, however, is to name the 'Devices'. The device name should be the same as the Server and not 0

[dstokesf5]

@MMarco1977 You are right, it looks like the devices property needs to be updated to accept a name property like virtual servers. I am changing this into a feature request to allow for a GSLB_Server declaration similar to the one below:

{
    "class": "GSLB_Server",
    "serverType": "generic-host",
    "monitors": [],
    "dataCenter": {
        "use": "marco"
    },
    "devices": [
        {
            "name": "ACME-NICOLA",
            "address": "1.2.4.8"
        }
    ],
    "virtualServers": [
        {
            "name": "ACME-NICOLA_VS",
            "address": "1.2.4.8",
            "port": 0
        }
    ]
}

[dstokesf5]

I have added this request to our internal product backlog as AUTOTOOL-2636.

[MMarco1977]

I tried to send the declaration that you have indicated but the name always remains at 0. Below is the declaration used:

[ { "op": "add", "path": "/Common/Shared/ACME-NICOLA", "value": { "class": "GSLB_Server", "serverType": "generic-host", "monitors": [

                ],
            "dataCenter": { 
                "use": "marco"
            },
            "devices":[
                {
                    "name": "ACME-NICOLA",
                    "address": "1.2.4.8"
                } 
            ],
            "virtualServers": [
                {
                    "name": "ACME-NICOLA_VS",
                    "address": "1.2.4.8",
                    "port": 0
                }
            ]
        }
},
{ 
"op": "add",
"path": "/Gsv/Application/pool_NICOLA",
"value": { 
            "class": "GSLB_Pool",
            "resourceRecordType": "A", 
            "lbModeFallback": "none",
            "lbModeAlternate": "none",
            "verifyMemberEnabled": false,
            "members": [
                {
                    "server": {
                        "use": "/Common/Shared/ACME-NICOLA" 
                    },
                    "virtualServer": "ACME-NICOLA_VS",
                    "enabled": true
                }
            ]
        }
}

]

tks /MMarco1977

[dstokesf5]

That was meant as an example of how the feature will look when it is implemented.

[MMarco1977]

I supposed,but I wanted to try it anyway ;-)

[MMarco1977]

Hi @dstokesf5 for info, this issue, do you know when it will be fixed?

[sunitharonan]

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