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F5 BIG-IP Declarative Onboarding

Declarative Onboarding sets up the BIG-IP device itself — hostname, licensing, DNS and NTP, VLANs, self-IPs, routes, user accounts and module provisioning — from a single declaration. 9 operations over /mgmt/shared/declarative-onboarding. It is the layer beneath AS3 and the highest-consequence write surface F5 publishes: there is no dry-run mode, a 200 on POST does not mean the declaration succeeded (the outcome is on the task), and a declaration can restart services and change the management addressing you are calling it on. DO does store the device's original pre-onboarding configuration and will return it from GET /config/{machineId}.

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Operations 9

GET / Get status of configuration request #
POST / Apply BIG-IP DO configuration #
GET /config Return all original configurations #
GET /config/{machineId} Return original configuration by machine ID #
DELETE /config/{machineId} Delete the stored original configuration by config ID #
GET /info /mgmt/shared/appsvcs/info
GET /inspect Return current configuration #
GET /task Return status of all configurations #
GET /task/{taskId} Return status of configuration by task ID #

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OpenAPI Specification

f5-big-ip-declarative-onboarding-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: F5 BIG-IP Declarative Onboarding
  description: This reference describes the BIG-IP DO API and available endpoints. For more details, see https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/using-do.html.
  version: 1.47.0
  contact:
    name: BIG-IP Declarative Onboarding
    email: solutionsfeedback@f5.com
    url: 'https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-declarative-onboarding'
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html'
servers:
  - url: https://192.0.2.1:443/mgmt/shared/declarative-onboarding
paths:
  /:
    get:
      summary: Get status of configuration request
      description: Retrieve the status of the most recently deployed configuration request.
      operationId: getMostRecentTask
      tags:
        - Configuration
      parameters:
        - name: show
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Retrieve original and current configuration.
          schema:
            type : string
            enum:
              - full
        - name: statusCodes
          in: query
          required: false
          description: |
            Determines how BIG-IP DO returns HTTP status codes.
              - *legacy*: Returns any errors as the HTTP status.
              - *experimental*: Returns a 200 HTTP status code unless there is an actual error with the request. The result in the body of the response contains the status of the task.
          schema:
            type : string
            enum:
              - legacy
              - experimental
            default: legacy
      responses:
        200:
          description: Configuration was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/task'
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    $ref: '#/components/examples/task'
                failure:
                  value:
                    $ref: '#/components/examples/errorConfig'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
    post:
      summary: Apply BIG-IP DO configuration
      description: Configure the device per the declaration.
      operationId: postDeclaration
      tags:
        - Configuration
      requestBody:
        description: BIG-IP DO Declaration.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/device'
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successful synchronous response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/task'
              example:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/task'
        202:
          description: Successful asynchronous response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/task'
              example:
                id: 'c098f4f1-d2a4-4c53-8728-7d1ce5567a4a'
                result:
                  class: Result,
                  code: 202,
                  status: RUNNING,
                  dryRun: false,
                  message: processing
                declaration:
                  class: Device
                  schemaVersion: 1.0.0
                  async: true
                  Common:
                    class: Tenant
                    myLicense:
                      class: License
                      licenseType: regKey
                      regKey: AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEEEE
                selfLink: 'https://localhost/mgmt/shared/appsvcs/task/c098f4f1-d2a4-4c53-8728-7d1ce5567a4'
        422:
          description: Error while applying config.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/task'
              example:
                $ref: '#/components/examples/errorConfig'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
  /config:
    get:
      summary: Return all original configurations
      description: Retrieve the original configuration of all devices.
      operationId: getAllConfigs
      tags:
        - Configuration
      responses:
        200:
          description: Retrieval was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  allOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/config'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
  /config/{machineId}:
    get:
      summary: Return original configuration by machine ID
      description: Retrieve the original configuration of a device by machine ID.
      operationId: getConfig
      tags:
        - Configuration
      parameters:
        - name: machineId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The machine ID that is returned by the <code>/shared/identified-devices/config/device-info</code> endpoint.
          schema:
            type : string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        200:
          description: Retrieval was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/config'
        404:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
    delete:
      summary: Delete the stored original configuration by config ID
      description: Delete the stored original configuration by config ID. This can be used in some cases when BIG-IP DO has gotten into an unusable state.
      operationId: deleteConfig
      tags:
        - Configuration
      parameters:
        - name: configId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The config ID that was returned by a GET to <code>/config</code>
          schema:
            type : string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        200:
          description: Delete was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
              example:
                []
        404:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
  /info:
    get:
      summary: /mgmt/shared/appsvcs/info
      tags:
        - Information
      description: |
        This returns version and release information for the instance of BIG-IP DO you are using.
        It also shows current and minimum required versions of the BIG-IP DO schema.
      responses:
        200:
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: integer
                    enum:
                      - 0
                  selfLink:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                  result:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/result'
                  version:
                    type: string
                    description: The version of BIG-IP DO.
                  release:
                    type: string
                    description: The build number of the current version.
                  schemaCurrent:
                    type: string
                    description: The maximum schema version supported.
                  schemaMinimum:
                    type: string
                    description: The minimum schema version supported.
              example:
                id: 0
                selfLink: https://localhost/mgmt/shared/declarative-onboarding/info,
                result:
                  class: Result,
                  code: 200,
                  status: OK,
                  message: ""
                  errors: []
                version: 1.30.0
                release: 2
                schemaCurrent: 1.30.0
                schemaMinimum: 1.0.0
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
  /inspect:
    get:
      summary: Return current configuration
      description: Retrieve the current configuration of a device.
      operationId: getInspect
      tags:
        - Inspect
      parameters:
        - name: targetHost
          in: query
          required: false
          description: The IP address or domain name of the host from which to retrieve the current configuration.
          schema:
            type : string
            default: localhost
        - name: targetPort
          in: query
          required: false
          description: The port that is used with the targetHost to establish a connection to the device. By default, BIG-IP DO tries to establish a connection to the device using ports 443 and 8443.
          schema:
            type : integer
            minimum: 0
            maximum: 65535
        - name: targetUsername
          in: query
          required: false
          description: The username for the targetHost.
          schema:
            type : string
            default: admin
        - name: targetPassword
          in: query
          required: false
          description: The password for the targetHost.
          schema:
            type : string
            default: admin
      responses:
        200:
          description: Retrieval was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/inspect'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
  /task:
    get:
      summary: Return status of all configurations
      description: Retrieve the status of all previously deployed configurations.
      operationId: getAllTasks
      tags:
        - Task
      responses:
        200:
          description: Retrieval was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  allOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/task'
                  example:
                    $ref: '#/components/examples/task'

        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
  /task/{taskId}:
    get:
      summary: Return status of configuration by task ID
      description: Retrieve the status of a previously deployed configuration by task ID.
      operationId: getTask
      tags:
        - Task
      parameters:
        - name: taskId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The task ID.
          schema:
            type : string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        200:
          description: Retrieval was successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/task'
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    $ref: '#/components/examples/task'
                failure:
                  value:
                    $ref: '#/components/examples/errorConfig'
        404:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        500:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
components:
  schemas:
    config:
      title: Config
      description: The original configuration of a device.
      type: object
      allOf:
        - properties:
            id:
              type: string
              format: uuid
            selfLink:
              type: string
              format: uri
            result:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/result'
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/configObject'
    configObject:
      title: Config Object
      type: object
      properties:
        Common:
          type: object
          description: A collection of sub-objects that describe the configuration state of a device.
          additionalProperties: true
    errorConfig:
      title: BIG-IP DO Processing Error
      description: An error response caused by attempting to apply invalid config.
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: Unique ID for task.
          type: string
          format: uuid
        selfLink:
          description: URI at which to fetch task on the device.
          type: string
          format: uri
        code:
          type: integer
          enum:
            - 422
            - 500
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - ERROR
        message:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        result:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/result'
        declaration:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/device'
    errorProcessing:
      title: Bad declaration Error
      description: An error response caused by a bad parameter or bad declaration.
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        referer:
          type: string
          format: ipv4
        restOperationId:
          type: integer
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
            - ':resterrorresponse'
    device:
      $ref: base.schema.json
    inspect:
      title: Inspect
      description: The current configuration of a device.
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        selfLink:
          type: string
          format: uri
        result:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/result'
        declaration:
          type: object
          properties:
            class:
              type: string
              enum:
                - DO
            declaration:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/device'
    result:
      title: Result
      description: Standard result object in responses.
      type: object
      properties:
        class:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Result
        code:
          description: Status code.
          type: integer
        status:
          description: Status string.
          type: string
          enum:
            - OK
            - ERROR
            - ROLLING_BACK
            - RUNNING
            - REBOOTING
            - REVOKING
        message:
          description: Overall result message.
          type: string
        errors:
          description: Array of errors that occurred.
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    task:
      title: Task
      description: The configuration status and associated declaration.
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: Unique ID for task.
          type: string
          format: uuid
        selfLink:
          description: URI at which to fetch task on the device.
          type: string
          format: uri
        message:
          description: Overall result message.
          type: string
        errors:
          description: Array of errors that occurred.
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        result:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/result'
        declaration:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/device'
        currentConfig:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/configObject'
        originalConfig:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/configObject'
  examples:
    errorConfig:
      id: c098f4f1-d2a4-4c53-8728-7d1ce5567a4
      selfLink: 'https://localhost/mgmt/shared/appsvcs/task/c098f4f1-d2a4-4c53-8728-7d1ce5567a4'
      code: 422
      status: ERROR
      message: 'Error licensing: Invalid reg key'
      errors:
        - 'Invalid reg key'
      result:
        class: Result
        code: 422
        status: ERROR
        dryRun: false
        message: 'Error licensing: Invalid reg key'
        errors:
          - 'Invalid reg key'
        declaration:
          class: Device
          schemaVersion: 1.0.0
          async: true
          Common:
            class: Tenant
            myLicense:
              class: License
              licenseType: regKey
              regKey: AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEEEE
    errorNotFound:
      code: 404,
      message: 'java.net.ProtocolException: status:404, body:b1994382-8b2d-46c1-9e1b-44bd08925e7b does not exist'
      referer: 172.18.6.16
      restOperationId: 46740167
      kind: :resterrorresponse
    errorProcessing:
      code: 400
      message: 'java.net.ProtocolException: status:400, body:DELETE is only supported for the config endpoint'
      referer: '192.168.0.1'
      restOperationId: 12345678
      kind: ':resterrorresponse'
    task:
      id: c098f4f1-d2a4-4c53-8728-7d1ce5567a4
      selfLink: 'https://localhost/mgmt/shared/appsvcs/task/c098f4f1-d2a4-4c53-8728-7d1ce5567a4'
      result:
          class: Result
          code: 200
          status: OK
          message: success
      declaration:
        class: Device
        schemaVersion: 1.0.0
        async: true
        Common:
          class: Tenant
          myLicense:
            class: License
            licenseType: regKey
            regKey: AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDD-EEEEEEE
  responses:
    404:
      description: ID not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            title: 404
            description: Not found.
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: integer
                enum:
                  - 404
              message:
                type: string
              referer:
                type: string
                format: ipv4
              restOperationId:
                type: integer
              kind:
                type: string
          example:
            $ref: '#/components/examples/errorNotFound'
    500:
      description: Something went wrong internally and a bug report should be filed&#58; https://github.com/F5Networks/f5-declarative-onboarding/issues/new/choose.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/errorProcessing'
          example:
            $ref: '#/components/examples/errorProcessing'