# Schedule automated UCS backups on the BIG-IP system V16

**URL:** <https://community.f5.com/t/schedule-automated-ucs-backups-on-the-big-ip-system-v16/72984>\
**Category:** Technical Forums\
**Created:** [August 25, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/schedule-automated-ucs-backups-on-the-big-ip-system-v16/72984 "2023-08-25T21:27:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![msaud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@msaud](https://community.f5.com/u/msaud)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/schedule-automated-ucs-backups-on-the-big-ip-system-v16/72984/1 "2023-08-25T21:27:25Z")

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Hello Team,

Need help to create the&nbsp;Schedule automated UCS backups on the BIG-IP system v16 which should send to FTP server.

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**Author:** ![KeesvandenBos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@KeesvandenBos](https://community.f5.com/u/KeesvandenBos)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/schedule-automated-ucs-backups-on-the-big-ip-system-v16/72984/2 "2023-08-27T11:49:34Z")

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Hi,

See this DC post.&nbsp;[https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-forum/how-to-automate-backup-ucs-file/td-p/48943](https://community.f5.com/topic/48943)&nbsp;  
Only missing part is the FTP upload.  
Use icall not crontab as during an upgrade/update of tmos the crontab is not copied to the new bootpartition.

Cheers,  
Kees

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**Author:** ![Mohamed\_Ahmed\_Kansoh](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/mohamed_ahmed_kansoh/32/10886_2.png) [@Mohamed\_Ahmed\_Kansoh](https://community.f5.com/u/Mohamed_Ahmed_Kansoh)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/schedule-automated-ucs-backups-on-the-big-ip-system-v16/72984/3 "2023-08-28T11:24:54Z")

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Hi&nbsp; @msaud &nbsp;,&nbsp;  
beside&nbsp; @KeesvandenBos &nbsp;,&nbsp;Check this Article from linked-in , it looks good :&nbsp;

> **[F5 scheduled backup script](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/f5-scheduled-backup-script-mehedi-hasan/)**
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> I needed an automatic backup solution to backup LTM's and GTM's devices in my environment. The below scripts would generate UCS, scf files and would then transfer the files to FTP server.

I haven’t tested it yet.

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**Author:** ![KeesvandenBos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@KeesvandenBos](https://community.f5.com/u/KeesvandenBos)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/schedule-automated-ucs-backups-on-the-big-ip-system-v16/72984/4 "2023-08-28T11:31:17Z")

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Hi&nbsp;Mohamed,

Be aware that you need to put the scripts in the /shared/scripts folder (else they will be lost during an update/upgrade).  
Same for the crontab, you have to recreate it afer an upgrade/update. That is why F5 invented iCall. Witch script and handler everything is within TMOS and will survive an update/upgrade.

Regards,  
Kees

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**Author:** ![Mohamed\_Ahmed\_Kansoh](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/mohamed_ahmed_kansoh/32/10886_2.png) [@Mohamed\_Ahmed\_Kansoh](https://community.f5.com/u/Mohamed_Ahmed_Kansoh)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/schedule-automated-ucs-backups-on-the-big-ip-system-v16/72984/5 "2023-08-28T12:07:01Z")

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Hi&nbsp; @KeesvandenBos &nbsp;,&nbsp;  
oh .. yes you’re right … Thanks alot