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To save the configuration:
# /etc/scripts/backup-usb save config-20May
To check if the backup was saved correctly:
# /etc/scripts/backup-usb list
If this command does not display "* config-20May" then there was an error saving the configuration.
The set-default command takes an input file as an argument and renames it to "default.opg". This
default configuration remains stored on the USB disk. The next time you want to load the default config,
it will be sourced from the new default.opg file. To set a config file as the default:
# /etc/scripts/backup-usb set-default config-20May
To load this default:
# /etc/scripts/backup-usb load-default
To load any other config file:
# /etc/scripts/backup-usb load {filename}
The /etc/scripts/backup-usb script can be executed directly with various COMMANDS or called from
other custom scripts you may create. We recommend that you do not customize the
/etc/scripts/backup-usb script itself at all.
15.1.9 Backing-up the configuration off-box
If you do not have a USB port on your console server, you can back up the configuration to an
off-box file. Before backing up you need to arrange a way to transfer the backup off-box. This
could be via an NFS share, a Samba (Windows) share to USB storage, or copied off-box via the
network. If backing up directly to off-box storage, make sure it is mounted.
/tmp is not a good location for the backup except as a temporary location before transferring it
off-box. The /tmp directory will not survive a reboot. The /etc/config directory is not a good
place either, because it will not survive a restore.
Backup and restore should be done by the root user to make sure correct file permissions are
set. The config command is used to create a backup tarball:
config -e <Output File>
The tarball will be saved to the indicated location. It will contain the contents of the
/etc/config/ directory in an uncompressed and unencrypted form.
Example nfs storage:
# mount -t nfs 192.168.0.2:/backups /mnt # config -e /mnt/les4108.config #
umount/mnt/
Example transfer off-box via scp:
# config -e /tmp/les4108.config
# scp /tmp/les4108.config 192.168.0.2:/backups
The config command is also used to restore a backup:
config -i <Input File>
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