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Adam_Burnett_18
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Jun 09, 2015
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Node name requirements

Docs say that letters, numbers and underscores are allowed. However if I try and create a node named '4aae6c3824d7_backstabbing_sinoussi_8000' it comes back saying invalid node name.   Thoughts? ...
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  • shaggy_121467's avatar
    shaggy_121467
    Jun 09, 2015

    try using a-z or A-Z as the first character - i do not believe F5 names can begin with 0-9 or most punctuation

     

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shaggy_121467
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Jun 09, 2015

try using a-z or A-Z as the first character - i do not believe F5 names can begin with 0-9 or most punctuation

 

  • shaggy_121467's avatar
    shaggy_121467
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    Jun 09, 2015
    SOL13209: BIG-IP configuration object names must begin with an alphabetic character - https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/200/sol13209.html