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Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

Achilles_Tagg — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 02:34:11 GMT

What is the command line script to create object/object group and add object in an object group. Like hundred of objects (IPs).

I am using Checkpoint R80.10.

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

G_W_Albrecht — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:06:24 GMT

There is no such CLI script - you have to write your own using CP commands from GAiA clish or the Management API.

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

Danny — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:23:06 GMT

mgmt add group name "group_name" mgmt add host name "host_name_1" ip-address "x.x.x.1" groups.1 "group_name" mgmt add host name "host_name_2" ip-address "x.x.x.2" groups.1 "group_name"

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

Achilles_Tagg — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:21:01 GMT

Thanks! Tested okay.

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

babasahebb — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:57:29 GMT

I need to add 100 new IPs in to group, how can I add in single command?

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

Art_Zalenekas — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:48:48 GMT

With 80.10 you cannot or else just create for loop in bash. Starting Mgmt API version 1.6 (R80.40) you can use API call add objects-batch do what you want.

Kind regards,
Arturas Zalenekas

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

babasahebb — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:38:08 GMT

Can you please give full syntex of this command- add objects-batch ( i have 100 ips in .csv file and need to add in group)

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

babasahebb — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:00:32 GMT

I am using R80.40, so i need full command syntex to add 100 jobects in to group.

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

Art_Zalenekas — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:05:45 GMT

# cat hosts.csv name,ip-address,groups test1,192.2.0.1,gtest test2,192.2.0.2,gtest test3,192.2.0.3,gtest

# mgmt_cli -r true add host --batch hosts.csv

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

Danny — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:46:53 GMT

Gaia WebUi has a nice UI interface to allow adding routes in batch mode. I always missed a batch mode to add objects directly in SmartConsole. A SmartConsole Extension could solve this of course.

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

babasahebb — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:07:52 GMT

Not working follwoing syntex in R80.40-# mgmt_cli -r true add host --batch hosts.csv

Following syntex working for creating object but if any object existing that time getting error, pls help for this.

mgmt_cli add host --batch filename.csv

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

Jim_Oqvist — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:06:59 GMT

You can use the "set-if-exists true" parameter to handle such a situation

It is documented in the management API reference guide

https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/latest/APIs/index.html#cli/add-host~v1.8%20

set-if-exists

boolean
Default: false

If another object with the same identifier already exists, it will be updated. The command behaviour will be the same as if originally a set command was called. Pay attention that original object's fields will be overwritten by the fields provided in the request payload!

Kind Regards

Jim

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

Etheldra_Freder — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:57:39 GMT

Danny, I have to add over 200 IPs to an object group, but when I log into the MDS to run the commands mentioned above but get this error (see below) when trying to add an object group. I am Running R81.10.

Any thoughts?

Error:
MGMTXXX You are not logged in to management server, in order to log-in you will need to run "mgmt login user [user name]"

Re: Script in creating object and add in a object group using CLI

PhoneBoy — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 01:46:31 GMT

The error message is telling you how to resolve this issue: log into the management server using the specified command.
Note that this is required for any use of the API (including via mgmt and mgmt_cli).
Also note that changes must be published or they will not take effect: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/latest/APIs/index.html#clish/publish~v1.9%20