Using LMS 3.2 to backup Generation 2 License files

[tmcmurray]

Hi,

  Can LMS3.2 be used to backup license files for gen two routers and switches?  If not, is there another product that does it?  How about LMS 4.0?  I believe I can manually back up these files to a local FTP server, but I would like an automated proccess.

Thanks

[Joe Clarke]

LMS does not handle these automatically, but you could use Netconfig to automate the backup.  You could build a Netconfig job that copies the license files off to an FTP server, then deploy that job across all your ISRs.  This will work in LMS 3.2 and 4.0.

You will need to create a user-defined template in Netconfig or just use the Adhoc template.  The job needs to run in Enable mode (vs. Config mode).  The FTP command will be interactive, so you'll need to use something like:

copy flash:/file.lic ftp://username:pass@10.1.1.1