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Save virtual server configurations on a VSX member

Niels_van_Sluis — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:26:55 GMT

This script will perform a 'show configuration' on all virtual systems on a VSX member and will save the configurations. It will also backup important configuration files.

Important configuration files

The following files will be part of the backup.

$FWDIR/boot/modules/fwkern.conf
$FWDIR/boot/modules/vpnkern.conf 
$PPKDIR/boot/modules/simkern.conf 
$PPKDIR/boot/modules/sim_aff.conf 
$FWDIR/conf/fwaffinity.conf 
$FWDIR/conf/fwauthd.conf 
$FWDIR/conf/local.arp 
$FWDIR/conf/discntd.if 
$FWDIR/conf/cpha_bond_ls_config.conf 
$FWDIR/conf/resctrl 
$FWDIR/conf/vsaffinity_exception.conf 
$FWDIR/database/qos_policy.C 
$FWDIR/conf/sdconf.rec 
$FWDIR/conf/sdopts.rec 
$FWDIR/conf/sdstatus.12 
$FWDIR/conf/securid 
$CPDIR/registry/HKLM_registry.data
/var/ace/sdconf.rec 
/var/ace/sdopts.rec 
/var/ace/sdstatus.12 
/var/ace/securid

Usage

[Expert@fw1:0]# ./backup_configuration_vsx.sh 
Saved configs: /tmp/backup_configuration_vsx-fw1-2018-09-05.tar 
[Expert@fw1:0]#

Download

GitHub - nvansluis/checkpoint-vsx-save-configuration: Script to save configuration of all virtual systems on a VSX membe…

Re: Save virtual server configurations on a VSX member

_Val_ — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:26:50 GMT

Niels van Sluis‌, please be advised that although you can backup VS config with your script, it has no practical value. The only supported VS config in VSX mode on Gaia is through VSX provisioning scripts being executed from the management (Main Domain in case of MDSM).

Re-applying Gaia commands from your back files is not supported and may lead to various issues on VSX cluster member. For disaster recovery of a VSX cluster member, please always use Gaia backup/restore tools and/or vsx_util reconfigure command on your management server.

Re: Save virtual server configurations on a VSX member

Niels_van_Sluis — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 07:20:45 GMT

I understand, but there are some settings like for example bootp that needs to be added to the clish configuration of the virtual system per VSX member. So it has some added value to backup this information.

Re: Save virtual server configurations on a VSX member

_Val_ — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 07:31:59 GMT

Okay, that's clear. You may also have some other custom config, such as local.arp files and other file based modification. Those are not covered by your script.

Re: Save virtual server configurations on a VSX member

Niels_van_Sluis — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 14:07:59 GMT

The script has been updated. The new version will also backup important configuration files.

Re: Save virtual server configurations on a VSX member

_Val_ — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:51:58 GMT

now we are talking 🙂

Re: Save virtual server configurations on a VSX member

genisis__ — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:01:30 GMT

Add some weight, we use multicast through some of our VS's and have specific PIM, IGMP configuration defined in clish for these.