BIG-IP Auto backup configure and send SCP/SFTP using crontab
Prerequisite: Secure Copy Protocol server (SCP) server. BIG-IP CLI Access- recommened root user. Configuration Steps: Step#1: Login BIG-IP cli and generate ssh key pair. #ssh-keygen Step#2: Push the id_rsa.pub key to remote scp server. So that without password we can login. ssh-copy-id scp_user@<remote-scp-ip> #ssh-copy-id -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub scpnet@10.1.1.10 Now you can check ssh public key authentication working by tring ssh login. ssh scpnet@10.1.1.10 Now test that public key authentication working. Simply do ssh on scp server: ssh scp_user@scp_ip If it's login remote scp server without password now good to go next step. Step#3: Make directory where the backup will stored. mkdir /var/ucs Step#4: Set schedule through crontab. crontab -e Step#5: After open cron file click i for insert and paste backup taking command. 0 1 * * * tmsh save /sys ucs /var/ucs/$(/bin/hostname).ucs && scp /var/ucs/$(/bin/hostname).ucs scp_user@<scp_server_ip>:/home/scpnet/F5/DC_F5_Node_02/$(/bin/hostname)-$(date +\%Y-\%m-\%d).ucs For save click ESC :wq Step#6: Now verfiy the crontab by crontab -l Note: This is the simplified 😊 version of below two article. I am tried to simplify and straightforward guide. https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K13418 https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K13454
SCP / WINSCP - problem copy - not allowed SCP error
Hello, It seems a recurring problem on the F5. But in 2 words, we cannot do a SCP without receive a message "relative addresses not allowed"... Of course we tried to make our SCP with a full path, but it doesn't work, anyway. So... From that, after research, I found multiple KB about it. For instance : K000134769. But I found them a little bit ambigous. All of them seems related on WinSCP, in particular. And yes, indeed, the destination correspond to a storage under Windows. So, here is my question : according your experiences, do you know if we could have the same problem if the distant storage is under Linux ? Or that problem appears only with a storage under Windows ? (We prefer to have a second opinion before to deploy an server Linux. To avoid to lost time). Thanks in advance! Best regards, Christian
