Big-IP F5 v10.x.x Devices

Using SSH, Telnet or direct console connection

For this procedure you will be using the Command Line Interface (CLI) of your Big-IP F5 device using an SSH client (such as OpenSSH or Putty), Telnet or through the console port. We would recommend using either SSH (for remote connections) or using a direct connection to the console port. Telnet provides no encryption of the communications and therefore your authentication credentials and configuration would be vulnerable if a malicious user were to monitor your connection.

 

  1. Connect to the Big-IP F5 using your favorite SSH client, Telnet or a direct console connection.

  2. Certain Big-IP devices will be capable of dual booting so make sure that you have selected the correct version for the following instructions.

  3. Logon using your administration authentication credentials.

  1. Enter the command bigpipe export

  1. Capture the output (using cut and paste, for example).

  1. Save the captured output to a text file on your local machine.

  1. This text file will be readable by Nipper.