[BUG] Fail to explore config on connected BIG-IP

[rjouhann]

Hello,

I am trying to use the Explore config option with a BIG-IP but it looks like I am not able to get the config.

See the error below, not sure why the command isn't working.

[2021-02-11T05:37:41.931Z] DEBUG: Saving config on F5 using bash api, "tmsh save sys config"
[2021-02-11T05:37:41.931Z] DEBUG: makeReqAXnew-REQUEST: POST -> 10.1.1.187:443/mgmt/tm/sys/config
[2021-02-11T05:37:54.536Z] DEBUG: makeReqAXnew-RESPONSE: 200 - OK
[2021-02-11T05:37:54.536Z] DEBUG: building mini_ucs on device with following command over bash api: tar -czf /shared/images/${tempFile} /config/bigip.conf /config/bigip_base.conf /config/partitions
[2021-02-11T05:37:54.536Z] DEBUG: makeReqAXnew-REQUEST: POST -> 10.1.1.187:443/mgmt/tm/util/bash
[2021-02-11T05:37:54.872Z] DEBUG: makeReqAXnew-RESPONSE: 200 - OK
[2021-02-11T05:37:55.093Z] ERROR: mini_ucs download error Request failed with status code 400
[2021-02-11T05:37:55.093Z] ERROR: Failed to retrieve mini_ucs for configuration exploration

Thanks!
Roman

[DumpySquare]

Thanks for opening this Roman. I've recently seen this and believe that the error is related to the download size limit. Details found here: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K41763344

This fix will be part of the f5-conx-core project integration which is coming in the next major release.

Important: The allowable file download size when using the iControl REST interface is capped at 1MB, files greater than 1MB will become truncated.
Important: Using the HTTP GET command to download files does not function on BIG-IP releases 15.0.0 and later.

[DumpySquare]

This has been fixed and part of the next release

[silliw-nhoj]

Hi,

I was seeing the same issue and I don't think it's related to UCS file size. The debug message (below) indicates that tempFile variable isn't being converted.

building mini_ucs on device with following command over bash api: tar -czf /shared/images/${tempFile} /config/bigip.conf /config/bigip_base.conf /config/partitions

I was able to get it working by changing line 47 in cfgExplorer.js to enclose the command in backticks instead of straight single quotes.

Thanks!
John