F5 automated backup script not removing ucs archives/executing post copy clean up commands.
I've installed the https://devcentral.f5.com/codeshare/complete-f5-automated-backup-solution components and when utilizing the scp option have noticed that, although the archives do get copied to remote storage, the /var/local/ucs archives are not being cleaned up. I've seen posts which recommend changing from exec rm -f BACKUPDIRECTORY/$fnameBACKUPFILESCRIPTEXTENSION to exec rm -f BACKUPDIRECTORY/${fname}BACKUPFILESCRIPTEXTENSION which did not help. To me it appears that once the call to execute the bash script, which handles the scp, is performed it never properly returns back to the calling script. I'm basing this on the fact that neither /var/local/usc archives or the /var bash script are ever cleaned up. The commands to remove them immediately follows the call to the bash script. I've modified the command that builds the scp.sh bash, appending the clean up commands to the end of it, so that the clean up happens w/in the bash script before it returns back to the calling script. Before: exec echo -e "put()\n{\n\tfields=\"username server directory\"\n\ti=1\n\tf5masterkey=\$(f5mku -K)\n\tfor current_field in \$fields ; do\n\t\tsedcommand=\"\${i}p\"\n\t\tcurrent_encrypted_value=\$(sed -n \"\$sedcommand\" $configfile)\n\t\tcurrent_decrypted_value=\$(echo \"\$current_encrypted_value\" | openssl aes-256-ecb -salt -a -d -k \$f5masterkey)\n\t\teval \"\$current_field=\$current_decrypted_value\"\n\t\tlet i=\$i+1\n\t\tunset current_encrypted_value current_decrypted_value sedcommand\n\tdone\n\tsed -n '4,\$p' $configfile | openssl aes-256-ecb -salt -a -d -k \$f5masterkey > /var/tmp/scp.key\n\tchmod 600 /var/tmp/scp.key\n\tscp -i /var/tmp/scp.key BACKUPDIRECTORY/${fname}BACKUPFILESCRIPTEXTENSION \${username}@\${server}:\${directory}\n\trm -f /var/tmp/scp.key\n\treturn \$?\n}\n\nput" > $scriptfile After: exec echo -e "put()\n{\n\tfields=\"username server directory\"\n\ti=1\n\tf5masterkey=\$(f5mku -K)\n\tfor current_field in \$fields ; do\n\t\tsedcommand=\"\${i}p\"\n\t\tcurrent_encrypted_value=\$(sed -n \"\$sedcommand\" $configfile)\n\t\tcurrent_decrypted_value=\$(echo \"\$current_encrypted_value\" | openssl aes-256-ecb -salt -a -d -k \$f5masterkey)\n\t\teval \"\$current_field=\$current_decrypted_value\"\n\t\tlet i=\$i+1\n\t\tunset current_encrypted_value current_decrypted_value sedcommand\n\tdone\n\tsed -n '4,\$p' $configfile | openssl aes-256-ecb -salt -a -d -k \$f5masterkey > /var/tmp/scp.key\n\tchmod 600 /var/tmp/scp.key\n\tscp -i /var/tmp/scp.key BACKUPDIRECTORY/${fname}BACKUPFILESCRIPTEXTENSION \${username}@\${server}:\${directory}\n\tcp /var/tmp/scp.key /var/tmp/scp.key.bak\n\trm -f /var/tmp/scp.key\n\trm -f BACKUPDIRECTORY/${fname}BACKUPFILESCRIPTEXTENSION\n\trm -f $scriptfile\n\treturn \$?\n}\n\nput" > $scriptfile This seems to work but I was wondering if anyone else has encountered this issue and has a better solution?
iApp error folder already exists error: 01020037:3:
Product BIG-IP Version 11.4.1 Build 635.0 Edition Hotfix HF2 Name BIG-IP 8950S I've been working with iApp's for about the last year and have written a few templates, leveraged for automated builds. The following such command is executed to deploy an iAPP VIP & Pool. This template has been used for 100s of iAPPs, without issue. In this case (which is not unique); The VMWare orchestrator built an instance on the bigip. At some time, the instance was removed. Then, the instance was targeted for re-deploy...and fails. tmsh create /sys application service test.example.com tables add { pool_choices__servers { column-names { addr port } rows { {row{10.37.14.207 11400}}{row{10.37.14.207 11410}}{row{10.37.14.204 11400}}{row{10.37.14.204 11410}} } } } template tomcat_lb variables add { pool_choices__monitor_name { value /Common/mon_msp_traffic_control } vip_choices__addr { value 10.37.10.71 } } error: 01020037:3: The requested folder (/Common/test.example.com.app) already exists. I have parsed the bigip.conf file and can find no existing reference to "test.example.com" I have no idea why its failing, and am hoping someone can provide some feedback.