Collect qkviews from a Group

qkview files contain diagnostic information needed by F5 support. This recipe generates them on each device and downloads them in one workflow.

Generate and Pull

# 1. Generate the qkview on each device in the group
crcli devicegroups ssh prod-ha -c "tmsh run util qkview"

# 2. Pull the generated files from every device
crcli devicegroups pull prod-ha /var/tmp/*.qkview -o ./qkviews/

Files are saved as <hostname>_<filename> — e.g. bigip-prod-01_bigip.qkview — so they never overwrite each other.

Verify the Files

ls -lh ./qkviews/

Single Device

crcli devices ssh <device> -c "tmsh run util qkview"
crcli devices pull <device> /var/tmp/bigip.qkview -o ./qkviews/

With Claude (MCP)

Generate a qkview on each device in prod-ha, then pull them all to ./qkviews/

qkview generation can take several minutes on loaded devices. The SSH command will wait for it to complete before returning.

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Collect qkviews from a Group

Generate and Pull

Verify the Files

Single Device

With Claude (MCP)

​Generate and Pull

​Verify the Files

​Single Device

​With Claude (MCP)

Generate and Pull

Verify the Files

Single Device

With Claude (MCP)