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ERLomboy_27803's avatar
ERLomboy_27803
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Sep 23, 2016

Directory path for Data Group List

Hi,   Can someone advise where can I find the directory path for Data Group List if I need to SCP the list to another F5 device?   THanks!  
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Kai_Wilke's avatar
Kai_Wilke
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Sep 26, 2016

Hi ERLomboy,

you can't change an already imported data-group file using SCP. Doing so will break the configuration esp. the SHA1 hash of the external data-group... 

sys file data-group MyTest {
    checksum SHA1:7:5510e7f20db230e1ba2ca4b6659db79ef42e6d2c
    create-time 2016-09-26:17:04:02
    created-by itacs
    last-update-time 2016-09-26:17:05:59
    mode 33188
    revision 2
    size 7
    type string
    updated-by itacs
}

But you can SCP the external data-group files to e.g. /var/tmp/datagroup and then import/update the files using TMSH...

Create an external data-group file

(tmos) create sys file data-group MyTest source-path file:/var/tmp/datagroup/datagroup.txt type string
Copying file "file:/var/tmp/datagroup/datagroup.txt" ...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     7    0     7    0     0    863      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
(tmos)

Update an external data-group file:

(tmos) modify sys file data-group MyTest source-path file:/var/tmp/datagroup/datagroup.txt
Copying file "file:/var/tmp/datagroup/datagroup.txt" ...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     7    0     7    0     0    731      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
(tmos)

Cheers, Kai