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Nimbostratusmove config to another Big IP LTM
Hi all,
I would like to know what the best approach is to move the complete config from one Big Ip box to another. Is it ok just to create a .ucs file on one box and import it to the other ?
The 2 boxes will have the same code:
Sys::Version Main Package Product BIG-IP Version 10.2.1 Build 511.0 Edition Hotfix HF3 Date Sat Apr 16 22:58:45 PDT 2011
Thanks for any advice !! Happy new year.
Frederik.
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Thomas_Gobet_91Cirrostratus
Hi Frederik,
Happy new year to you too.
You can create and import ucs, it will work.
Are this 2 boxes same hardware version ?
If it's not, you will have some issues with interfaces so you'll have to edit the .conf manually.- nathe
Cirrocumulus
Also, is the hostname of the two boxes the same? if it is then in v10.x it will do a full config restore (which i assume you want to do), if not then only a shared config restore.
Thomas_GobetHi Frederik,
Happy new year to you too.
You can create and import ucs, it will work.
Are this 2 boxes same hardware version ?
If it's not, you will have some issues with interfaces so you'll have to edit the .conf manually.- natheAlso, is the hostname of the two boxes the same? if it is then in v10.x it will do a full config restore (which i assume you want to do), if not then only a shared config restore.
fcocquyt_104704Hello Thomas,
Thanks for your answer. The 2 boxes have the same hardware:
Platform Name BIG-IP 8950 BIOS Revision OBJ-0339-00 - Build: 90100
I see however that the source box has 2 extra 10 GB interfaces and the destination box has not. The 2 interfaces are in diabled status, so seems to be ok.
The hostname of the source box is not the same as the destination box. I could change that just before I do the move. Would that make the move easier ? What about licenses ? I assume they still will work on the destination box.
Kind regards, Frederik
- natheIf you want an exact copy of the config I'd rename the other BIG-IP (which is going to get a UCS file restored onto it) to be the same as the original. That way a ucs restore will include everything. You could always rename the host afterwards.
- Thomas_Gobet_91
Which version is installed on your appliances ?
About your licenses, they won't work on the destination box because a license is binded to a hardware platform.
You will add -no-license option to avoid a problem on it.- natheIt's v10.2.1 (mentioned above). Not sure the no-license option is available with 10.x. Think the v10.x syntax uses the rma option: load /sys ucs rma
- Thomas_Gobet_91Thanks nathan, I'm going to buy me new eyes as I don't see anything even when it's written ;) You're right, v10.x doesn't have no-license option, you have to use "rma".
- Thomas_Gobet
Which version is installed on your appliances ?
About your licenses, they won't work on the destination box because a license is binded to a hardware platform.
You will add -no-license option to avoid a problem on it.- natheIt's v10.2.1 (mentioned above). Not sure the no-license option is available with 10.x. Think the v10.x syntax uses the rma option: load /sys ucs rma
- Thomas_GobetThanks nathan, I'm going to buy me new eyes as I don't see anything even when it's written ;) You're right, v10.x doesn't have no-license option, you have to use "rma".
- fcocquyt_104704
Thanks for the input.
We the destination box is currently in production and has licenses installed on it, so these will remain active and we could use these then I suppose...
