ifile default location of imported files

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Guys simple one - what is the default location of “ifile” files on an LTM when uploaded via the GUI under

system … File man .. iFile list … Import

Basically I just need to pull HTML files off the device edit and re-upload. Happy to take any additional relevant advice / input…

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Hi Basil,

you can lookup the iFile location on your harddisks by using the command below…

[itacs@f5-test:Active:Standalone] ~  find / -name "*MyiFileName*"

But its not possible to change the iFile in the background, since they are referenced within your configuration using a version number including a MD5 hash. If you try to change them directly you will most likely destroy the iFiles on the next configuration load.

I would recommend to export all your iFiles from the device (via SCP). Edit them as needed. Rename them 1:1 to match the name of the iFile file object and upload every ifile back to e.g.

/ifiles/*

.

The use a TMSH script to enumerate every iFile file object and update every single iFile configuration using the

source-path file:/ifiles/$ifile_name

option.

You may use the script below as a starting point…

update_ifiles.tcl

proc script::run {} {
    foreach ifile [tmsh::get_config /sys file ifile] {
        set ifile_name [tmsh::get_name $ifile]
        if { [catch {
            eval "tmsh::modify /sys file ifile $ifile_name \{ source-path file:/ifiles/$ifile_name \}"
            puts "iFile Update: Successfully updated iFile : $ifile_name"
        }] } then {
            puts "iFile Update: Failed to update iFile : $ifile_name"
        }
    }   
}

TMSH script execution

[itacs@f5-02:Active:Standalone] /  tmsh run cli script file /script_path/update_ifiles.tcl 
iFile Update: Successfully updated iFile : MyiFile
iFile Update: Successfully updated iFile : iFileTest
curl: (37) Couldn't open file :/ifiles/iFileTest2

iFile Update: Failed to update iFile : iFileTest2

Note: If a given iFile is not found within the /ifiles/ directory its getting ignored. So you could also export/change/modify just a subset of your iFiles…

Cheers, Kai