Import command, bigpipe

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A command available on most F5 BigIP platforms; used to import existing Single Configuration Files (SCFs) and apply the configuration contained within them to the running configuration and start up configuration files. SCF files contain the LTM and Linux operating system configuration.

Usage Syntax

bigpipe import [path/]filename

Usage Examples

bigpipe import /tmp/test - import and apply an SCF file called test.scf from the /tmp/ directory

bigpipe import test - import and apply an SCF file called test.scf from the /var/local/scf/ directory

Typical Output

[siveson@eudc-shrd-ph-lb2:Standby] ~ # b import test-file
Saving configuration to /var/local/scf/backup-0.scf.
Reading configuration from /defaults/config_base.conf.
Reading configuration from /usr/bin/monitors/builtins/base_monitors.conf.
Reading configuration from /config/profile_base.conf.
Reading configuration from /config/daemon.conf.
Reading configuration from /var/local/scf/test-file.scf.
Renaming /var/local/scf/backup-0.scf to /var/local/scf/backup.scf.
Loading the configuration ...

Usage Notes

CAUTION: This command over writes the device's running and start up configuration - use with caution.

The device's existing configuration will be backed up to a file called backup.scf or backup-1.scf and so on if existing backup files are present.

Unless you specify a path, files will be saved to: /var/local/scf/

There is no need to specify the .scf extension

This command is similar to (but seems to work better than) the bigpipe config command which can install UCS files containing only the LTM configuration.

You cannot use bigpipe import help to view the help page for this command as this will import a help.scf file, if one exists. If a help.scf file does exist, you will overwrite your existing LTM and Linux running and start up configuration!!! Use man import instead.

Bigpipe Usage Notes

Don't forget to save your changes using the bigpipe save all command.

Note in most cases, the show keyword displays object status or statistics, the list keyword displays configuration.

The bigpipe command can be abbreviated to just b (e.g. b help instead of bigpipe help.) Alternatively, (from v9.4,) you can use the bigpipe shell to enter commands without prefixing them with bigpipe.

Where curly or normal brackets {} or () or quotes "" or exclamation mark ! are required as part of a command and you are not using the bigpipe shell, they must be proceeded with a back slash \ to prevent the bash shell from parsing them as system commands.

Related Commands

The bigpipe export command is used to create SCF file on a device.

The bigpipe config command creates and installs User Configuration Set (UCS) files containing only the LTM configuration and also synchronises configurations between devices in a HA pair.

Availability

v9.4 onwards

Related Articles

For further information on device file locations see the File locations, F5 BigIP article.

For further information on configuration file contents see the Configuration Files In Detail article.

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