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chethan_181144
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Oct 17, 2016

Can we modify existing pool name ?

Hi F5 Team ,   I have a request to Modify the Pool name as below , Kindly advice if I can modify the pool name , If yes how do i do that ? Will this affect the active connection ?   Port 80 (...
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Hannes_Rapp_162's avatar
Hannes_Rapp_162
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 Ensure all latest changes are in the recent backup file
(bash)  tmsh save sys config

 Modify the backup file
(bash)  vi /config/bigip.conf
(vi)  :%s/STATEMENTS-PROD-80/STATEMENTS-DTCPROD-80
(vi)  :wq

 Load in the modified config from the backup file
(bash)  tmsh load sys config

I give no guarantees, but I've done this during peak business hours without a negative consequence.

Caution: does this exact name pattern exist in other objects, other than the LTM Pool names? Issue a grep command on the bigip.conf backup file before you start.

Jinshu's avatar
Jinshu
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Oct 17, 2016

I would add one more step in this to be on safer side. What do you think Hannes?

 Ensure all latest changes are in the recent backup file
(bash)  tmsh save sys config

 Take the conf file back up
(bash)  cp /config/bigip.conf /config/bigip.conf_backup

 Modify the backup file
(bash)  vi /config/bigip.conf
(vi)  :%s/STATEMENTS-PROD-80/STATEMENTS-DTCPROD-80
(vi)  :wq

 Verify the config file
(bash)  tmsh load sys config verify

 Load in the modified config from the backup file
(bash)  tmsh load sys config

-Jinshu