Public/Connect-F5.ps1
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function Connect-F5 { <# .SYNOPSIS Helper function to connect to an F5 using POSH F5-LTM module .NOTES Creates a global varibale so that add-on functions can utilise the F5-LTM object for connectons Requires F5-LTM modules from github #> param( [Alias('F5 IP Address')] [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$ip='', [ValidateRange(300,36000)][int]$TokenLifespan=3600 ) $creds = Get-Credential -Message "Please enter credentials to access the F5 load balancer" #Force TLS for connection as onprem uses only tls12 [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 $Global:F5Session = New-F5Session -LTMName $ip -LTMCredentials $creds -Default -PassThru } |