BIG-IP Link Controller incorrectly generates an error message when creating a link object

Fresh installation of the BIG-IP Link Controller software, the BIG-IP Link Controller system's mcpd process does not receive the gtmd configuration, although a valid wideip.conf file exists. In addition, attempts to configure a link object will fail with an error message that appears similar to the following example:

010701793: Link (link_name) must have an associated data center

Reload gtmd Configuration
Force the mcpd process to reload the gtmd configuration. To do so, perform the following procedure:

- Log in to the BIG-IP GTM command line.
- Type the following command to reload the configuration: gtmparse -l

[root@furynax:Active] config # gtmparse -1
gtmparse: Initializing ...
/usr/bin/monitors/builtins/gtm_base_monitors.conf: SUCCESS
/usr/local/gtm/include/base_region.ISP: SUCCESS
/config/gtm/wideip.conf: SUCCESS
gtmparse: SUCCESS
[root@furynax:Active] config #

You should now be able to configure the link object.

Manual Configuration on wideip.conf
If you still cannot configure the link object, the BIG-IP Link Controller's auto-configuration process may not have correctly created the wideip.conf file, which contains the required default data center definition that references the box definition for the BIG-IP Link Controller. To ensure that the wideip.conf file contains the required entries, perform the following procedure:

- Log in to the BIG-IP GTM command line.
- Edit the /config/gtm/wideip.conf file in a text editor.
- Ensure that the configuration file contains stanzas that define the data center and the BIG-IP Link Controller object.

For example:

// *** Data Center Definitions (1) ***

datacenter { // 1 server(s)
name "Default DC"
server "LC-fqdn.domain.com"
}

// *** Server Definitions (1) ***

server { // datacenter=Default DC, #VS=0
name "LC-fqdn.domain.com"
type bigip
box { //gtm
address 192.168.1.2
unit_id 1
}
}

Note: Replace LC-fqdn.domain.com with the FQDN of the BIG-IP Link Controller system, and replace 192.168.1.2 with the self IP address that was configured on the BIG-IP Link Controller system during the initial configuration.

- Save and close the file.
- Load the modified configuration by typing the following command: gtmload

[root@furynax:Active] gtm # gtmload
gtmload: Initializing ...
/usr/bin/monitors/builtins/gtm_base_monitors.conf: SUCCESS
/usr/local/gtm/include/base_region.ISP: SUCCESS
/config/gtm/wideip.conf: SUCCESS
gtmload: SUCCESS
[root@furynax:Active] gtm #