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sreebarcl_36723
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Jul 20, 2018

Backup of Configs in F5

I am trying to create a python script using iControl REST to create a backup(ucs file) of the F5 configs and then download the file using tftp to another server.   The API endpoint that I am using...
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Samir_Jha_52506
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Jul 21, 2018

Try with below commands, hope it will work.

    POST /mgmt/tm/sys { "command":"save", "options":[{"ucs":"lab_backup_july21.ucs"}]}

Below syntax worked perfectly with V11.5

curl -v -sk -u admin:admin https://10.10.1.5/mgmt/tm/sys/ucs -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"command":"save","name":"test_backup.ucs"}'

curl -sk -u admin:admin https://10.10.1.5/mgmt/tm/sys/ucs/ -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"command":"save","options":[{"test21_july":""}]}' | python -m json.tool
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Samir_Jha_52506
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Jul 25, 2018

Don't see any issue with Script. Check the if any extra variable has added n creating issue.