BIG-IQ Framework

This is a framework that connects to the API of a BIG-IQ device.

Authentication

Credentials are stored in JSON format, in the same directory as the bigiq.py file. The name of the file should be credentials.json.

Other authentication methods, such as KDBX, have been tested, but this way it keeps the hard-coded passwords out of the source code.

{
    "arbitrary_name": {
        "host": "",
        "username": "",
        "password": ""
    }
}

The name of the credentials is arbitrary and references parameters for hostname/ip, username, and password.

API calls will be made to https:// + host.

A separate function login() will need to be called in order to authenticate to the BIG-IQ device.

Getting Started

To instantiate a BigIQ object, pass a string of the credential name created in the "Authentication" section :

>>> credential_name = 'arbitrary_name'
>>> b = BigIQ(credential_name)

Then to log in, execute the login() function.

>>> b.login()

BIG-IQ Features

Three main subsections define the API structure:

• TM (traffic management)
• CM (centralized management)
• shared (shared infrastructure)

Most interactions to the BIG-IQ appliance regarding tenants are going to be performed with the CM subsection.

To find a list of devices, query the ADC section of the shared utility :

>>> b.get_adc_device()