Auto-Save Configuration
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Feature Name |
Release Information |
Feature Description |
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Auto-Save with Secure File-Transfer and Additional Configurable Parameters |
Release 7.9.1 |
Apart from automatically backing up the running configuration after every commit, you can also do the following with Auto-Save:
The feature introduces these changes: CLI: Modified the configuration commit auto-save command by adding the following keywords:
Yang Data Model:
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You can configure the router to automatically take the backup of the running configuration by using configuration commit auto-save command. This auto-save feature saves the configuration to the specified location on the router after every commit is made. These auto-save files are stored in the form of Linux files.
Starting Cisco IOS XR Software Release 7.9.1, the auto-save feature is enhanced to provide a set of functionalities. Use the following keywords to achieve the same:
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scp and sftp - You can save the running configuration backup files to remote location using scp and sftp file transfer protocols. SCP is a secure copy protocol to transfer files between servers. Whereas SFTP is a secure file transfer protocol for transfering large files.
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password - You can can save encrypted passwords for the remote and non-remote URLs.
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maximum - You can mention maximum number of files that can be saved automatically. Once the maximum number of auto-saved file is reached, the newer auto-save files starts replacing the older auto-save files. The default value of maximum is 1. You can save upto 4294967295 files.
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timestamp - Using this keyword, the time-stamp can be appended to the auto-saved configuration file name. The timestamp uses the time and timezone configured on the router. The saved file displays timestamp in <day> <month> <date> <hours> <minutes> <seconds> <milliseconds> format. Here is an example of auto-saved file with time-stamp - : test_123.autosave.1.ts.Tue_Jan_31_15-15-51_805_IST
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wait-time - You can specify how long to wait before next auto-save happens in terms of days, months or hours after the commit is made. The default value of wait-time is zero.
Restriction for Auto-Save Configuration
The auto-save configuration is only available on the local paths, scp, and sftp paths.
Configure Auto-Save
Use the configuration commit auto-save command to auto save the configuration.
Router#configure
Router(config)#configuration commit auto-save
Router(config-cfg-autosave)#commit
You can also configure options such as password , timestamp , maximum , and wait-time with the configuration commit auto-save command. The location to save the file-name must be specified in <protocol>://<user>@<host>:<port>/<url-path>/<file-name> format.
When filename is accessed through VRF, you can specify filename in filename <protocol>://<user>@<host>:<port>;<vrf name>/<url-path>/<file-name> format.
Router(config-cfg-autosave)#configuration commit auto-save filename sftp://user1@server1://test-folder/test_123
Router(config-cfg-autosave)#password clear encryption-default cisco
Router(config-cfg-autosave)#timestamp
Router(config-cfg-autosave)#maximum 10
Router(config-cfg-autosave)#wait-time days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds 5
Router(config-cfg-autosave)#commitRunning Configuration
Router#show running-config configuration commit auto-save
configuration commit auto-save
filename sftp://user1@server1://test-folder/test_123
password encrypted encryption-default <password for above user>
timestamp
maximum 10
wait-time days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds 5
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