Automatic configuration backup on LTM box

I've never see something like that on the WebUI.

In /etc/crontab you could add the line :

0 1 * * * your_script_path

Just in case you need the tmsh command it's :

tmsh save sys ucs your_ucs_filename

It will be saved under /var/local/ucs/ path

Thanks Thomas for the reply what I am looking for is the automatic timely backup not a manual one. How can this be achieved as there is no such option in the GUI for this.

Thanks Thomas for the reply what I am looking for is the automatic timely backup not a manual one. How can this be achieved as there is no such option in the GUI for this.

Thanks Thomas for the reply what I am looking for is the automatic timely backup not a manual one. How can this be achieved as there is no such option in the GUI for this.

Thanks Thomas for the reply what I am looking for is the automatic timely backup not a manual one. How can this be achieved as there is no such option in the GUI for this.

And how do you want that automatic backup like placing it of FTP or scp on daily basis?

What I gave you is a timely based script call.

In this script you can scp once the ucs is generated.

You have basically two options:

1. Create a timed event on the local system that backs up the config. Thomas' crontab example is a frequently used option. You can also create an external monitor to do the same thing, and then tie the monitor to a "phantom" pool, a pool not bound to a VIP. This enables cron-like timed functionality, and is itself generally backed up with the config. Your script could very easily archive and SCP/FTP the archive off-box at regular intervals. You could even potentially monitor the config for significant changes and only archive it then.

    

2. Use an external management product like F5 Enterprise Manager or BIG-IQ. EM natively archives and stores remote LTM configurations, and can run in a VM.

    

Hi Thomas, As I am not very expert with script so I will need a little help so what you have explained I need little more description how to do it or if you can refer me to any reading.

Regards,

Hi,

You don't really need to create a script if you're not confident in it. With crontab you can call every bash command you want.

For example you can do that :

0   1 * * * "tmsh save sys ucs my_file_name"
15  1 * * * "scp /var/local/ucs/my_file_name user@your_destination_server:path  

It will create a backup every day at 1am and copy it with scp to your server at 1.15am

If you want here is a script which will make what you want :

!/bin/bash
$DATE=`date "+%m_%d_%y"`

Here we create the ucs archive
tmsh save sys ucs $DATE

Here we copy it to your server
scp /var/local/ucs/$DATE user@ip_server:path