topic Re: Restoring FMC backup via cli in Network Security

Restoring FMC backup via cli

SuMyatLwin0903 — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:40:21 GMT

Hi all,

I would like to ask cli commands to restore FMCv backup via cli. Could you pls share to me?

Highly appreciate your help.

Thanks,

Su Myat Lwin

balaji.bandi — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:04:07 GMT

As per i know not possible :

Lookout restriction and Limitation :

Marvin Rhoads — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:13:31 GMT

I believe it is possible but I haven't done it directly. Check out sf-restore.pl in /var/sf/bin. You will need to run it as root user.

That's the script that's used when the GUI executes a restore. The FMC Migration tool uses it as well.

SuMyatLwin0903 — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:43:36 GMT

Thanks much. Marvin

I can restore FMC backup from its command line. I found this sf-restore-backup.pl file in this directory /usr/local/sf/bin.

Restore config is successful.

If we restore backup from GUI, how can we check detail progress log in CLI?

Marvin Rhoads — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:22:02 GMT

I see the perl script has these two references:

my $logfile = SF::Reloc::RelocateFilename("/var/log/restore.log");
my $tmpfile = SF::Reloc::RelocateFilename("/var/log/tmp.log");

I'd try watching those ("tail -f" the files during restore).

bharat.bhushan.mehta — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:50:04 GMT

Hi,

I am also trying the same, sf-backup.pl -n bkpname, but its giving error of temp location.

Do we need to pass the location for the same as well, i think it should take default location /var/sf/backup.

Can you please share the syntax for the same.

//Bharat

bharat.bhushan.mehta — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:51:39 GMT

Hi Marvin,

Can you please also share the syntax of backup and restore from cli, its hard to get it from Cisco documentation.

//Bharat