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F5 iApp Automated Backup

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Daniel_Tavernie
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Jun 15, 2018

@Silvain Q, If you're referring to the SCP/SFTP option, this could be manually configured relatively easily (it will take me more work to make this customizable through the iApp configuration). In a text editor open the iApp template (

f5.automated_backup.v3.1.4.tmpl.tcl
), find the line that starts with:

exec echo -e "scp_function()

...then find this part of the line:

\n\tscp -i /var/tmp/TMSHAPPNAME_scp.key

...and replace it with:

\n\tscp -P 224 -i /var/tmp/TMSHAPPNAME_scp.key

(NOTE: 

-P 224
is the 
scp
option to modify the destination port.)

I would then recommend changing this line:

sys application template /Common/f5.automated_backup.v3.1.4 {

to

sys application template /Common/f5.automated_backup.v3.1.4_scp224 {

(NOTE: Changing the template name will allow you to have both the original 

v3.1.4
and the new 
v3.1.4_scp224
templates on the BIG-IP at the same time.)

Finally, save the file you've been editing (I recommend selecting a new name to avoid confusion with the original) and upload it to the BIG-IP (you will have to select "overwrite" unless you edited the 

sys application template
name above).

Let me know if you're looking for something else.