Persisting scripts and crontab entries

What version are you running (and did you upgrade from). Did you not have an UCS files backed up off the device? Did you upgrade a volume other than the one with your scripts on (which you would of had), if so, you're files are probably still on the other volume. I think if you put these files in the /home/admin directory they get moved across in an upgrade and stored in UCS files.

We upgraded to 10.2.4. After booting into HD1.2 and using the software management tool in the GUI, I booted back into HD1.1 (where we usually run). After switching back, /root/scripts (directory I created) had taken a hike and the rsa keys in /root/.ssh/ also said adios.

 

 

Like you, I expected at least the files to get carried through in the ucs file. I'm currently investigating to see if perhaps the backup that was used after the upgrade didn't include these files in the first place.

i do not think /root/script is included in ucs by default.

sol4422: Viewing and modifying the files that are configured for inclusion in a UCS archive

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/4000/400/sol4422.html

[root@ve10:Active] config  ls -l /root/scripts/
total 2
-rw------- 1 root root 5 Oct  9 13:52 test.sh

[root@ve10:Active] config  b config save foo.ucs
Saving active configuration...

[root@ve10:Active] config  tar tzvf /var/local/ucs/foo.ucs |grep -i test.sh
[root@ve10:Active] config 

As an aside, if you create your scripts as external monitors, pointing to "phantom" pools, you can create scheduled processes without dealing with crontab, and anything you put in /config/monitors is backed up in the UCS process.