Manual Chapter :
Import files from the CLI
Applies To:
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F5OS-A
- 1.0.1, 1.0.0
Import files from the CLI
You can import F5OS image files onto your
system from the CLI.
- Log in to the command line interface (CLI) of the system using an account with admin access.When you log in to the system, you are in user (operational) mode.
- Import a file.file import remote-url <ip-address-and-file-path> local-file <local-file-path> username <user> password [ remote-port <port-number> ] [ protocol [ https | scp | sftp ]] [insecure]Theinsecureoption ignores certificate warnings during the transfer.This example shows how to import a Base OS ISO to the system:appliance-1# file import remote-url https://files.company.com/images/F5OS-A-1.0.x-xxxxx.R5R10.iso local-file images/staging username admin password Enter the password at the prompt: Value for 'password' (<string>): ******** result File transfer is initiated.(images/staging/F5OS-A-1.0.x-xxxxx.R5R10.iso)If the file import doesn't work, you can alternatively use secure copy (SCP) to copy the tenant image file to theimages/stagingdirectory of the system.
- Return to user (operational) mode.end
- Optionally, you can check the file transfer status.appliance-1# file transfer-statusWhen the file transfer completes, theStatusdisplaysComplete.
