3.4. Saving a Configuration Change to a File

When using the pcs command, you can use the -f option to save a configuration change to a file without affecting the active CIB.

If you have previously configured a cluster and there is already an active CIB, you use the following command to save the raw xml file.

pcs cluster cib filename

For example, the following command saves the raw xml from the CIB into a file named testfile.

# pcs cluster cib testfile

The following command creates a resource in the file testfile but does not add that resource to the currently running cluster configuration.

# pcs -f testfile resource create VirtualIP ocf:heartbeat:IPaddr2 ip=192.168.0.120 cidr_netmask=24 op monitor interval=30s

You can push the current content of testfile to the CIB with the following command.

# pcs cluster cib-push testfile