Automatic Backup Nexus 9000

[pablo.arcelcr]

How can I create and schedule an automatic backup in a Nexus 9000 device?

Thanks

[Francesco Molino]

Hi

There is a feature called scheduler.
Here is a sample config I'm using on Nexus switches:

feature scheduler
scheduler logfile size 1024
scheduler job name BKP
copy running-config ftp://user:password@x.x.x.x/$(SWITCHNAME).txt vrf default
scheduler schedule name DAILY
job name BKP
time daily 23:30

[Alexander Deca]

 Hey Francesco,

Question any way to hide username/pwd with your statement below? On IOS devices you have ip ftp username xxx and ip ftp password?

cheers

Alexander

[Alexander Deca]

 Hey Francesco,

Question any way to hide username/pwd with your statement below? On IOS devices you have ip ftp username yyy and ip ftp password?

cheers

Alexander

[Francesco Molino]

Hi

No, such configuration isn't available on nx-os. I'm sorry.

What you can do is using a python script to do so and user and password won't be visible under show run config.

[Alexander Deca]

Thanks for the feedback, seems there is a bug in the nx-os, ftp://username:pwd@host/yyy the username and pwd doesn’t work but when just do the state without username/pwd and manually enter this works.

Cheers

Alexander

[Francesco Molino]

Sorry i forgot that in Nexus you were not and to give the user and password.

A dumb question: why not doing the other way around, I mean install a rancid and it will be charge to collect the backup instead of Nexus pushing its config.
With rancid you'll be able to get config from all your network devices

[goofyman66]

Hello All,

How do we remove "feature scheduler"?  I accidently cut & Paste.  I want to remove all these lines beflow.

"###

scheduler logfile size 1024

scheduler job name 9k-dlc-02
copy running-config ftp://user:password@x.x.x.x/$(SWITCHNAME).txt vrf default
 show running-config

end-job

#########

Thanks

HenryTruong

[Alexander Deca]

Hey Henry,

Try no feature scheduler

Config should be removed 😊

[informed_client]

Super helpful, but you missed one bit after "scheduler schedule name DAILY" - You must end the job before you can make a schedule.

#end-job

And then you can schedule it.

[kamlenegi]

Hello,

Is automatic config backup wokring on N9K. I have configured below command but no luck, can someone advise.

feature scheduler
scheduler logfile size 1024
end

config terminal
scheduler aaa-authentication username *** password *****

end

config terminal
scheduler job name BKP
copy running-config ftp://@10.1.1.1/backup.txt vrf default

end

config terminal
scheduler schedule name CURRENT
time start 2019:07:24:13:57 repeat 1:0:0
job name BKP
end

I tried FTP Credential also

copy running-config ftp://admin:****@10.1.1.1/backup.txt vrf default

Thanks

Kamlesh

[motiar]

Hi Kamlesh,

If your problem is not solved yet, please try this:

conf t

feature schedule

schedule logfile size 1024

scheduler job name BKN

copy running-config ftp://USER:PASSWORD@ip_or_name_of_the_FTP_Server/directory/file.cfg vrf default

END

conf t

scheduler schedule name DAILY

job name BKN

time daily 22:00

END

Note: The directory, user and the password must pre-exist to the FTP Server.

Please let me know, whether it works.

regards

Motiar

[dcarr3311]

Hi I'm having problems with this I'm using :

scheduler job name BACKUP_CONFIG
copy running-config scp://<username>:<password>@10.10.10.10/$<switchname>.txt vrf NET_MANAGE

and it fails:

Job Name : BACKUP_CONFIG Job Status: Failed (1)
Schedule Name : NIGHTLY_BACKUP User Name : admin
Completion time: Mon Aug 22 16:05:52 2022
--------------------------------- Job Output ---------------------------------
`copy running-config scp://<username>:<password>@10.10.10.10/$<switchname>.txt vrf NET_MANAGE`
Inbound-ReKey for 10.10.10.10:22
Permission denied, please try again.
Permission denied, please try again.
@10.10.10.10: Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,password).
lost connection

When I do it manually like : copy system:running-config scp: it works fine

thanks for your help 
Dan 

[memgtdg]

Hi,

I believe it fails because you cannot include the password as part of the scp string like you can with ftp. This is the accepted syntax:

scp: Enter URL "scp:[//[username@]server][/path]"

I have the same problem. I found a script to use on IOS switches but not able to find anything I can use for Nexus

[paul driver]

Hello

Please see attached .