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Deploying Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and the F5 BIG-IP LTM System v9
BIG-IP® Deployment Guide 30
Appendix A: Backing up and restoring the BIG-IP
system configuration
We recommend saving your BIG-IP configuration before you begin this
configuration. When you save the BIG-IP configuration, it collects the
following critical data and compress it into a single User Configuration Set
(UCS) file:
• BIG-IP configuration files
• BIG-IP license and passwords
• SSL certificates
• SSH keys
Saving and restoring the BIG-IP configuration
The Configuration Management screen allows you to save and restore all
configuration files that you may edit to configure a BIG-IP system. These
configuration files are called a User Configuration Set (UCS). The
Configuration Management screen contains sections for saving and
restoring a configuration. The list boxes in these sections display only files
in the /usr/local/ucs directory. If you want to save or restore files from
another directory, you must type the full path in the box.
To save the BIG-IP configuration using the Configuration
utility
1. In the navigation pane, click System Admin.
The User Administration screen displays.
2. Click the Configuration Management tab.
The Configuration Management screen displays.
3. In the Save Current Configuration section, type the path where
you want your configuration file saved or choose a path from the list
box. If no path is specified, the BIG-IP saves files to /usr/local/ucs.
The BIG-IP appends the extension.ucs to file names without it.
In our example, we type pre_lcs_backup.ucs.
4. Click the Save button to save the configuration file.
To restore a BIG-IP configuration
1. In the navigation pane, click System Admin.
The User Administration screen displays.
2. Click the Configuration Management tab.
The Configuration Management screen displays.