V-266096
F5 BIG-IP TMOS NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide
Title
The F5 BIG-IP appliance must conduct backups of the configuration at a weekly or organization-defined frequency and store on a separate device.
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Information system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. Information system and security-related documentation contains information pertaining to system configuration and security settings. If this information were not backed up, and a system failure were to occur, the security settings would be difficult to reconfigure quickly and accurately. Maintaining a backup of information system and security-related documentation provides for a quicker r...
Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)
Document this process in the system security plan (SSP) and perform periodic manual backups. This process backs up the current configuration. Backups must be weekly or a documented organization-defined frequency. From the BIG-IP GUI: 1. System. 2. Archives. 3. Create. From the BIG-IP console, type the following command: tmsh save sys ucs <name>