How to: Manage FAST templates for a BIG-IP Next instance on BIG-IP Next Central Manager¶

Summary¶

Use these procedures to create, clone, or edit a FAST template. You can use FAST templates to deploy applications to managed BIG-IP Next instances using the BIG-IP Next Central Manager.

Prerequisites¶

To manage application services, you must have Administrator or Application Manager user credentials. Users with Auditor credentials have read-only access to all application service information. For more information about user roles, see How to: Assign standard roles to users.
Before you can manage FAST templates, you need a clear understanding of which objects you want to include and how they relate to one another.
You also need a working knowledge of how to write valid JSON BIG-IP AS3 declarations. Refer to BIG-IP AS3 User Guide to get details on how to use this resource. You can also see the schema reference for a list of available BIG-IP configuration objects.

Create a FAST Template¶

Use this procedure to create a new FAST template.

Log in to BIG-IP Next Central Manager and click the Workspace icon. Click Applications and then App Templates.
At the top of the screen, click () Create.
The Create New Template page opens.
Type a Name and an optional Description in their respective fields.
For Template File Type select the type of template you are creating.
Decide whether to put your new template in an existing template set or in a new template set.
- To put the template in an existing set, click Select a Template Set and then choose the template from the Template Set Name box.
- To put the template in a new set, click Create New Template Set, and then type the name in the Template Set Name box.
In the Template Content text area, type or paste in the BIG-IP AS3 declaration elements needed in this template. Make certain that the elements you define use valid, AS3 syntax.
When the template contains all of the declaration elements it needs, click Save.
BIG-IP Next Central Manager creates the new template.

Clone a FAST Template¶

Use this procedure to make a clone of an existing template.

Log in to BIG-IP Next Central Manager as admin and click the Workspace icon. Click Applications and then App Templates.
Select the checkbox for the template you want to clone.
Click Clone.
Type a Name and an optional Description in their respective fields.
For Template File Type select the type of template you are creating.
Decide whether to put the cloned template in an existing template set or in a new template set.
- To put the template in an existing set, click Select a Template Set and then choose the template from the Template Set Name box.
- To put the template in a new set, click Create New Template Set, and then type the name in the Template Set Name box
In the Template Content text area, locate the declaration elements you want to revise and make your changes. You can also add new declaration elements to this template; you just need to make certain that the elements you define use valid syntax.
When you’ve added all of the necessary new declaration elements to this FAST template, click Save.
BIG-IP Next Central Manager creates the new FAST template and it appears in the list of templates.

Edit a FAST Template¶

Use this procedure to edit an existing FAST template.

Note: You cannot edit a template that is currently in use by deployed applications. Instead, you need to make a clone of that template before you can make changes.

Log in to BIG-IP Next Central Manager as admin and click the Workspace icon. Click Applications and then App Templates.
Click the name of the template you want to edit.
The Editing Template page opens.
Locate the settings you want to revise and make your changes.
When you finish making revisions and the template contains all of the declarative elements it needs, click Save.
BIG-IP Next Central Manager saves the template with the changes you made.

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