F5 OS r-Series cron job schedule

Hi Ashu,

It sounds like you're trying to schedule a cron job on an F5 OS r-Series system to automate backups and export them to a remote path.

Here are some simple steps and tips to help you achieve this:

1. Cron Job Setup:
   • First, ensure you have the correct syntax for your cron job. You can edit the crontab file using crontab -e and add your cron job there. For example, to run a script every day at midnight, you would add:
   0 0 * * * /path/to/your/backup_script.sh
2. Backup Script:
   • Create a script that performs the backup and exports it. Here’s a simple example:
   #!/bin/bash # Backup F5 configuration tmsh save /sys ucs /var/local/ucs/backup.ucs # Export to remote path scp /var/local/ucs/backup.ucs user@remote_host:/remote/path/
3. Running Commands as Admin:
   • It seems like you're having trouble running commands as the admin user. Instead of using su - admin -c, you might need to log in as the admin user directly or use a different method to execute commands with the necessary permissions. For example, you can use the RESTCONF API for such tasks as told above by Nikoolayy [1].
4. Troubleshooting:
   • If your cron job isn’t working, try running the script manually to ensure it executes properly. Also, check the cron logs for any errors:
   grep CRON /var/log/syslog
5. Permissions:
   • Ensure that the script has the correct permissions to be executed. You can set the executable permission using: bash chmod +x /path/to/your/backup_script.sh

If you continue to face issues, you might want to explore using the RESTCONF API for automating tasks on the F5 OS r-Series[1][2].

References

[1] F5 OS r-Series cron job schedule | DevCentral

[2] Automate Tasks in F5 with Cron Jobs - NetMinion Solutions