BIG-IP LTM : how to load new bigip_base.conf and bigip.conf by bigpipe command

Here’s an explanation of how to load new bigip_base.conf and bigip.conf.

Version: 10.2.3 Build: 123.0 BaseBuild: 112.0 Edition: Hotfix HF1

In my case , I sometimes edit bigip_base.conf and bigip_base.conf by text editor , vi or something ,  and then load those configuration files.

1. back up current configuration files

[root@bigip01:Active] config # cp bigip.conf /var/tmp/ [root@bigip01:Active] config # cp bigip_base.conf /var/tmp/

2. upload new bigip_base.conf and bigip.conf you want to load on your LTM device

[root@bigip01:Active] config # ls /root/ bigip_base.conf  bigip.conf

I uploaded new configuration files under /root directory via SSH

3. copy new configuration files under /config directory

[root@bigip01:Active] config # cp /root/bigip.conf /config/ cp: overwrite `/config/bigip.conf'? y [root@bigip01:Active] config # cp /root/bigip_base.conf /config/ cp: overwrite `/config/bigip_base.conf'? y

4. verify configuration syntax 

[root@bigip01:Active] config # b verify load /config/bigip_base.conf Reading configuration from /config/low_profile_base.conf. Reading configuration from /defaults/config_base.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_sys.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_base.conf. Validating the configuration ... [root@bigip01:Active] config # [root@bigip01:Active] config # b verify load /config/bigip.conf Reading configuration from /config/low_profile_base.conf. Reading configuration from /defaults/config_base.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_sys.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_base.conf. Reading configuration from /usr/share/monitors/base_monitors.conf. Reading configuration from /config/profile_base.conf. Reading configuration from /config/daemon.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_local.conf. Validating the configuration ... [root@bigip01:Active] config #

5. check whether new configuration files are loaded

[root@bigip01:Active] config # b base list [root@bigip01:Active] config # b list

6. load new bigip_base.conf and bigip.conf

[root@bigip01:Active] config # b base load /config/bigip_base.conf Reading configuration from /config/low_profile_base.conf. Reading configuration from /defaults/config_base.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_sys.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_base.conf. Loading the configuration ... [root@bigip01:Active] config # [root@bigip01:Active] config # b load /config/bigip.conf Reading configuration from /config/low_profile_base.conf. Reading configuration from /defaults/config_base.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_sys.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_base.conf. Reading configuration from /usr/share/monitors/base_monitors.conf. Reading configuration from /config/profile_base.conf. Reading configuration from /config/daemon.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip.conf. Reading configuration from /config/bigip_local.conf. Loading the configuration ... [root@bigip01:Active] config #

7. save

[root@bigip01:Active] config # b save all /config/bigip_base.conf was renamed to /config/bigip_base.conf.bak (102 lines). /config/bigip_sys.conf was renamed to /config/bigip_sys.conf.bak (33 lines). /config/bigip.conf was renamed to /config/bigip.conf.bak (166 lines). /config/bigip_local.conf was renamed to /config/bigip_local.conf.bak (1 lines).