FMC backup

[princeshiloh]

Can I backup my FMC 1600 from cli.I have lost access to gui and there is no backup.

Also can TAC restore VMSDB refusing to start?

[rhingel]

Hello,

You can log on FMC CLI, type expert, sudo su, enter your password and then use the fmc_backup_cli.pl utility.

Example:

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for VMware v7.2.4 (build 169)
> expert
admin@fmc:~$ sudo su 
root@fmc:/Volume/home/admin# fmc_backup_cli.pl
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USAGE
  fmc_backup_cli.pl name [options]

OPTIONS
  -name (-n) : The name of the backup. (The timestamp will be appended to the name)
  -c         : Takes configuration backup. This is the default option.
  -e         : Takes event backup.
  -t         : Takes threat intelligence director backup.
  -help (-h) : Prints the help.

EXAMPLES
  fmc_backup_cli.pl -n confbackup
  fmc_backup_cli.pl -n eventbackup -e
  fmc_backup_cli.pl -n tidbackup -t
  fmc_backup_cli.pl -n allbackup -c -e -t

root@fmc:/Volume/home/admin# fmc_backup_cli.pl -n myclibackup

Backup initiated...
Backup will be generated in /var/sf/backup/
Please check /var/log/backup.log for the the progress...

[Morgan-Josepher]

How do you then get the backup off of the FMC and then restore to a new one?

[Marvin Rhoads]

You can SCP to the FMC and use that to copy.

Please note the following workaround to get SCP to work with FMC: https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/cisco-fmc-amp-winscp/td-p/4289637