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Darren_Walker_2
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Oct 12, 2016
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bulk edit data-group (bigip.conf )

I've seen some answers to this but I'm needing to make sure it's the right answer. We have a data-group key/value pair for redirects. We put in the source, destination, and other details, like start ...
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  • Vernon_97235's avatar
    Vernon_97235
    Oct 12, 2016

    There is no need to do this. There are two data-group sources: internal (meaning, part of the config) and external (meaning loaded from a separate file when the config is reloaded). They are equivalent in performance; they differ only in how they are loaded (well, and the differ in layout, as well). This article explains how to create and modify an external data-group:

     

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arpydays
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Oct 12, 2016

"Why can't I edit the bigip.conf in vi, save changes in vi, save sys config, then load sys config? When I try that in my test environment the system reloads but my vi changes don't take effect. Thank you for helping me figure this out."

the changes you made are to the config file not running memory, you would need to do a load sys config after the edits to load the changes into running config. You can do it this way but there is more risk. I would prefer merging changes..

As long as your file contains the full context of the object you want to merge with the correct syntax as would be shown with the command below then the system will know where to merge it in, you should be ok to do a merge verify, then a merge (without verify), then a save sys config.

(tmos) list ltm data-group xxxx