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Archiving BIG-IP Configurations with an iApp in v11.2

I wrote an article last year on utilizing iApps to put a front-end on a common system task, BIG-IP configuration archiving. This worked well for that initial v11 release, but something changed along ...
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13 years ago

 

1) Can we do backup scheduling in a remote server instead of local or both.

 

-- yes, you can modify the script to send to remote server, but you'll need to generate ssh keys and get that setup done, which is outside the scope of this article. Stay tuned for some movement on this front when 11.4 launches, I just might have what you're looking for, in much better packaging than the current version.

 

 

2) How can i send the Email Notification whether the backup is successful or not?

 

 

You would need to configure ssmtp on your local device and then modify the script to shoot the mail out. Check out solution 13180 for details on ssmtp configuration: http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/100/sol13180.html