{"id":657,"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/2012\/06\/01\/f5-files\/"},"modified":"2021-07-24T18:15:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T18:15:28","slug":"f5-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Loadbalancers\/F5-BIG-IP\/f5-files.html","title":{"rendered":"F5 LTM &#8211; Configuration Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Configuration Files<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\/config\/bigip.conf<\/td>\n<td>main configuration file containing objects for local application traffice such as pools, virtuals servers, pools etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\/config\/bigip.license<\/td>\n<td>system licenses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\/config\/bigip_base.conf<\/td>\n<td>networking components (bigpipe base load) not sync`d for HA setups.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\/config\/bigip_local.conf<\/td>\n<td>stores virtuals servers for GTM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\/config\/bigip_sys.conf<\/td>\n<td>stores the Linux\/UNIX configuration objects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\/etc\/alertd\/alert.conf<\/td>\n<td>defines custom SNMP OID`s.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>UCS (User Configuration Set)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A UCS archive is a compressed file that contains all of the configuration files that are typically required to restore your current configuration to a new system. These files are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All BIG-IP specific configuration files<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BIG-IP product licenses<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; User accounts and password information<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DNS zone files and ZoneRunner configuration<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSL certificates and keys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Commands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>bigpipe config save \/var\/local\/ucs\/backup.ucs<br \/>bigpipe config install &lt;filename&gt;&nbsp; (ensure that the hostname matches the previous system)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>SCF (Single Configuration File)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>From version 9.4.2 the BIG-IP includes a new feature called SCF (Single Configuration File). A SCF is a single flat file containing all of the necessary configuration required for provisioning a new F5 LTM system.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Commands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>bigpipe import<br \/>bigpipe export<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Configuration Files \/config\/bigip.conf main configuration file containing objects for local application traffice such as pools, virtuals servers, pools etc. \/config\/bigip.license system licenses \/config\/bigip_base.conf networking components (bigpipe base load) not sync`d for HA setups. \/config\/bigip_local.conf stores virtuals servers for GTM \/config\/bigip_sys.conf stores the Linux\/UNIX configuration objects \/etc\/alertd\/alert.conf defines custom SNMP OID`s. 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