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Cyril
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Jan 19, 2017

Help! - SCP Automated Backup file using Password

Hello Gentlemen,

I need to push the automated configuration backup files to a Windows server.

I tried this by copying the pub_key on to the destination server where this didn't work as the destination windows server is not supporting key based authentication.

The F5 LTM devices are running on TMOS version 11.4.1

I need to authenticate the destination server with password and I'm not sure if the automation script in place is working as expected, request your assistance.

Thanks for your help in advance!

Please find the code below:

! /bin/bash

 

var1=date

rm /automation/backup/*

devicename=F5LTM01_`date +%F`.ucs

tmsh save /sys ucs /automation/backup/$devicename

scp /automation/backup/$devicename F5Backup@XX.XX.XX.XX:/F5Backup

echo "Back up File copied to the Back Up Server(XX.XX.XX.XX) successfully to /F5Backup/ directory"

 

application delivery
backup automation
BIG-IP
LTM

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  • Ryannnnnnnnn's avatar
    Ryannnnnnnnn
    Icon for Altocumulus rankAltocumulus
    Jan 20, 2017

    What about backing up to ftp and using something similar to the following:

     

    !/bin/sh -x

tmsh save /sys ucs /var/tmp/LTM_backup
export a=`date +"%y%m%d"`
export aa=$HOSTNAME.$a.ucs
export b=/var/tmp/$aa
mv /var/tmp/LTM_backup.ucs $b

tar -cf /var/tmp/certs.tar /config/ssl
export ff=$HOSTNAME.$a.certs.tar
export f=/var/tmp/$ff
mv /var/tmp/certs.tar $f

export c=$HOSTNAME.$a.crontab
export cc=/var/tmp/$c
cp /etc/crontab $cc

export MName=1.1.1.1
export Log=/var/tmp/log.bigip

export UserName=SomeUserName
export UserPassword=SomePassWord

export Machine1f2=$aa
export Machine1f3=$c
export Machine1f4=$ff

ftp -nvd ${MName} 14 <<-END 1>&2 > ${Log}
user ${UserName} ${UserPassword}
bin
passive
put ${b} ${Machine1f2}
put ${cc} ${Machine1f3}
put ${f} ${Machine1f4}
quit
END
rm -f ${b}
rm -f ${cc}
rm -f ${f}
RTN_CODE=$?

exit $RTN_CODE

     

    You can then configure a crontab entry and schedule backups for whenever suits you.