Cisco ACS 5.x How to Backup Config

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Cisco ACS 5.x appliance

How to back up Config

What is best way, via TFTP?

COPY Startup-config tftp:?

COPY Running-config tftp:?

I currently use Solarwinds CatTolls to back my Cisco Switches,

can I use this for Cisco ACS also?

Thanks

dt

[Amjad Abdullah · Accepted solution]

dt:

With ACS 5.x the ACS application configuration can not be taken by copying the start-config file!!

You need to backup the configuration using the command:

acs backup repository

The repository should be created before taking the backup. use those command:

config t

repository

url <>

(the following command is used only for repositories that requires auth. it is not needed for tftp for example because ftp is not using authentication to transfer the file):

user password plain

check this more useful link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/products_tech_note09186a0080bcf133.shtml

HTH

Amjad

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Hi Amjad,

Extremely helpful. Greatly appreciated.

I did everything as instructed from CLI, then hit "enter", I used TFTP.

And started to MILDLY Panic, because it was taking quite a while before I got my cursor back.

But your link, It is also backup under, system admin/operations/scheduled backups also.

I just wanted to see if I could do it manually.

And it worked, Thanks

dt

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Amjad,

BTW, it said those commands you sent were for 5.3 & 5.4.

I'm running 5.1.0.44 and it worked also.

Thnx again

dt