GlobalLB::Server::get_metadata

Introduced : BIG-IP_v11.2.0
Gets the user metadata for the specified servers. User metadata, also metadata for short, is mainly a name/value pair that is associated with a metadata capable config (MCC) object. Some exmaples of MCC objects are ltm pool and virtual server. The combination of the MCC object name and the metadata name uniguely identify an instance of the metadata. One MCC object may have multiple instances of metadata associated with it. In addition to name/value pair, metadata also has a persistence attribute. See Common::MetadataPersistence for its definition.

Prototype

String [] [] get_metadata(
    in String [] servers
);

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
servers String [] Names of the servers with which the metadata are associated.

Return Type

Type Description
String [] [] Metadata for each specified server.

Exceptions

Exception Description
Common::AccessDenied Raised if the client credentials are not valid.
Common::InvalidArgument Raised if one of the arguments is invalid.
Common::OperationFailed Raised if an operation error occurs.

See Also

iControl ::
iControl :: GlobalLB :: Server

Warning

The links to the sample code below are remnants of the old DevCentral wiki and will result in a 404 error. For best results, please copy the link text and search the codeshare directly on DevCentral.

Sample Code


Copyright © 1996-2012, F5 Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.

The BIG-IP API Reference documentation contains community-contributed content. F5 does not monitor or control community code contributions. We make no guarantees or warranties regarding the available code, and it may contain errors, defects, bugs, inaccuracies, or security vulnerabilities. Your access to and use of any code available in the BIG-IP API reference guides is solely at your own risk.