Snapshot command

From NetworkCommands

A command available on most F5 BigIP platforms; used to backup or restore an entire system image.

Usage Syntax

snapshot [options] [ list | backup | restore ]

The available options are;

• -h - display help text
• -f path/filename - specify a non default snapshot file name and location (the default is /shared/snapshot/image.snp)
• -s - specify which slot to snapshot, the current slot is the default

Usage Examples

snapshot -f /var/test.snp backup - create a backup snapshot called test.snp and store it in the /var directory

snapshot -f /var/test.snp restore - restore snapshot test.snp located in the /var directory

Usage Notes

This command can only be run via the serial console. Although you would expect only a restore to be performed via the serial console (as management connectivity would be lost) whatever system is used to restrict command execution to the console obviously isn't granular enough to allow one action and not another.

Restoring a snapshot will remove all existing files, including configuration and log files.

Availability

v9.4.0 onwards

Related Commands

For v9.4.x onward systems Sys-reset Script restores a device to it's factory default settings.

The bigpipe import and bigpipe export commands can be used to save and restore both the LTM and operating system configuration files on one or more devices.

For v9.0 to 9.3.x systems the bigpipe reset and bigpipe save commands are used to remove a device's high level configuration. The bigpipe base reset and bigpipe base save commands are used to remove a device's base, low level configuration