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Jon_Combe_46146
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Dec 07, 2010

UCS file differences

I am trying to setup an automated process to regularly download the configuration of an F5 BIG IP device which is then stored in a CVS repository so that we always have the latest configuration file a...
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hoolio
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Dec 07, 2010
Hi Jon,

 

 

When you run a config save, the config running in memory is saved to the files and then wrapped up in a tar ball. If you aren't running GTM, WAM or ASM, you could probably use a Single Configuration File (SCF) to do a config diff more simply. As the name implies, the SCF contains the full LTM configuration in a single text file. The one notable exception is the SSL certs/keys.

 

 

You can create an SCF file using 'b export `/bin/hostname`.scf'. The output is written to /var/local/scf/ by default.

 

 

See SOL8453 for details:

 

 

SOL8435: Overview of the single configuration file (SCF)

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/8000/400/sol8435.html

 

 

Aaron