from f5.bigip import ManagementRoot

# Connect to the BigIP and configure the basic objects

mgmt = ManagementRoot('10.190.7.161', 'admin', 'admin')

ltm = mgmt.tm.ltm

pools = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools

pool = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.pool

# Create a pool

pool1 = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.pool.create(name='pool1', partition='Common')

# Define a pool object and load an existing pool

pool_obj = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.pool

pool_1 = pool_obj.load(partition='Common', name='pool1')

# We can also skip creating the object and load the pool directly

pool_2 = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.pool.load(partition='Common', name='pool1')

# Make sure 1 and 2 have the same names and generation

assert pool_1.name == pool_2.name

assert pool_1.generation == pool_2.generation

print pool_1.name

print pool_2.name

print pool_1.generation

print pool_2.generation

# Update the pool description

pool_1.description = "This is my first pool"

pool_1.update()

# Check the updated description

print pool_1.description

# Since we haven't refreshed pool_2 it shouldn't match pool_1 any more

print pool_2.description

# Refresh pool_2 and check that is now equal

pool_2.refresh()

print pool_2.description

print pool_1.generation

print pool_2.generation

# Create members on pool_1

members = pool_1.members_s

member = pool_1.members_s.members

m1 = pool_1.members_s.members.create(partition='Common', name='m1:80')

m2 = pool_1.members_s.members.create(partition='Common', name='m2:80')

# load the pool members

m1 = pool_1.members_s.members.load(partition='Common', name='m1:80')

m2 = pool_1.members_s.members.load(partition='Common', name='m2:80')

# Get all of the pool members for pool_1 and print their names

for member in members:

print member.name

# Delete our pool member m1

m1.delete()

# Make sure it is gone

if pool_1.members_s.members.exists(partition='Common', name='m1:80'):

raise Exception("Object should have been deleted")

# We are done with this pool so remove it from BIG-IP®

pool_1.delete()

# Make sure it is gone

if mgmt_rt.tm.ltm.pools.pool.exists(partition='Common', name='mypool'):

raise Exception("Object should have been deleted")