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docs/velos_f5os_configuration_backup_and_restore.rst

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 You should periodically change the primary key for additional security. If doing so, please note that a configuration backup is tied to the primary key at the time it was generated. If you change the primary key, you cannot restore older configuration backups without first setting the primary key to the previous value, if it is known. More details are provided in the solution article below.
 
+**IMPORTANT: Be sure to make note and save the salt and passphrase in a safe location, as these will be needed to restore the configuration on a replacement system.** 
 
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     system aaa primary-key state status "COMPLETE        Initiated: Tue Apr  9 19:46:14 2024"
     syscon-1-active#
 
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 Backing Up the System Controller Database
 =========================================
 
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 Backing up Tenants
 ==================
 
-Backup all tenants using a UCS archive or other mechanism so that they can be restored after the system controller and chassis partitions are restored. Another alternative to UCS backup/restore of tenants is using Declarative Onboarding and AS3. If tenants are configured using DO and AS3 initially, and the declarations are saved, they can be replayed to restore a tenant. BIG-IQ could be used for this purpose as AS3 and DO declarations can be sent through BIG-IQ.
+Back up all tenants using a UCS archive or other mechanism so that they can be restored after the F5OS layer has been restored. Another alternative to UCS backup/restore of tenants, is using Declarative Onboarding and AS3. If tenants are configured using DO and AS3 initially, and the declarations are saved, they can be replayed to restore a tenant. BIG-IQ could be used for this purpose as AS3 and DO declarations can be sent through BIG-IQ.
+
+UCS Backup is covered in the following solution article on askf5:
+
+`K13132: Backing up and restoring BIG-IP configuration files with a UCS archive <https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13132>`_
+
+As with any UCS backup and restore it is critical that you set and save the tenants master key, as you will need it when restoring the UCS if it contains encrypted configuration elements.
+
+The following video provides a demo of backing up UCS files from the BIG-IP webUI; this is the same for VELOS tenants.
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OFE9MwxeBys" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+
+You can also use BIG-IQ to back up VELOS tenants.
+
+`BIG-IP Backup File Management from BIG-IQ <https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigiq-8-0-0/managing-big-ip-devices-from-big-iq/backup-file-management.html>`_
+
+
+The following video provides a demo of backing up UCS files from the BIG-IQ webUI, this is the same for VELOS tenants.
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ThjvBhtfyO8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+
 
 Resetting the System (Not for Production)
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