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Save configuration

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Save the running configuration (tmsh save sys config) so API changes survive a reboot.

Script f5_bigip Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo989 Typescript (fetch-only)
Verified 6 hours ago
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//native
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async function connect(auth: RT.F5Bigip): Promise<{
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  base: string
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  headers: { [key: string]: string }
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  release: () => Promise<void>
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}> {
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  const base = auth.base_url.replace(/\/+$/, "")
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  if (auth.auth_method === "basic") {
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    return {
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      base,
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      headers: {
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        Authorization: `Basic ${btoa(`${auth.username}:${auth.password}`)}`,
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      },
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      release: async () => {},
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    }
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  }
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  const login = await fetch(`${base}/mgmt/shared/authn/login`, {
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    method: "POST",
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    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Accept: "application/json" },
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    body: JSON.stringify({
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      username: auth.username,
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      password: auth.password,
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      loginProviderName: auth.login_provider_name || "tmos",
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    }),
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  })
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  if (!login.ok) {
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    throw new Error(`${login.status} ${await login.text()}`)
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  }
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  const token: string = (await login.json()).token.token
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  return {
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    base,
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    headers: { "X-F5-Auth-Token": token },
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    release: async () => {
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      await fetch(
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        `${base}/mgmt/shared/authz/tokens/${encodeURIComponent(token)}`,
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        {
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          method: "DELETE",
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          headers: { "X-F5-Auth-Token": token },
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        }
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      )
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    },
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  }
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}
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/**
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 * Save configuration
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 * Save the running configuration to the stored configuration (tmsh save sys config), so changes made through the API survive a reboot.
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 */
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export async function main(auth: RT.F5Bigip) {
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  const f5 = await connect(auth)
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  try {
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    const response = await fetch(`${f5.base}/mgmt/tm/sys/config`, {
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      method: "POST",
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      headers: {
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        ...f5.headers,
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        "Content-Type": "application/json",
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        Accept: "application/json",
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      },
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      body: JSON.stringify({ command: "save" }),
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    })
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    if (!response.ok) {
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      throw new Error(`${response.status} ${await response.text()}`)
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    }
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    return await response.json()
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  } finally {
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    await f5.release()
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  }
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}
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