pycontrol - upload data group external file

 

I wasn't able to get the 'b load' to work properly using pycontrol. I was using the following syntax.

 

 

b.System_ConfigSync.load_configuration(filename = ['bigip.conf'] , load_flag = 'LOAD_HIGH_LEVEL_CONFIG')

 

 

After executing this I would get intermittant connectivity to the box and it would lose at least part of it's config. It recovered after a reboot

 

 

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I did get the data group list reload working using:

 

 

b.LocalLB_Class.set_external_class_file_mode(class_names = ['blacklisttest'] , file_modes = 'FILE_MODE_TYPE_READ_WRITE')

 

 

When loading large lists (e.g. an external address list with 50k hosts) the impact on the CPU seems to be the same for 'b load' or when using the pycontrol method to reset the file mode.

 

 

I was hoping it would have less CPU impact that using the 'b load'. I'm running 6800's so CPU0 is the one hit. Loading 50k hosts will drive it up to 90%

 

 

 

Thanks for your help.