How to take backup of configurations of routers/switches by automated script

[Mohammad Babjani]

Hi Frnds,

Can any one suggest me a script to take the backup of the network devices(routers/switches) .Like running-configuration with one go for all the devices.

Thanks ,

Mohammad.

[Mark Malone · Accepted solution]

Couple of ways you could do this but it needs to be enabled on each device if you don't have something like LMS/Prime to grab all devices configs centrally

Archive command and tftp config to a device on your network

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/fundamentals/command/reference/cf_book/cf_a1.html#wp1018716

or use a kroon job , schedule it and send it off to a device for storage

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ios-nx-os-software/ios-software-releases-122-mainline/46741-backup-config.html#ab

just some options there is probably more ways as well

edit

you could use EEM aswell

[Mohammad Babjani]

Hi Mark,

Apart from the above Kroon , do we have any script which we can take backup by just running a batch file and which can be customized according to our need.

Thanks & Regards,

Shaik Mohammad. 

[S11000252]

yes, we can do. with as below steps.

01:-	Create one Folder in D Drive Like D:\Backup\
02:-	paste putty software inside D:\backup\
03:-	Create Command File inside backup folder [D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.1.txt]
03:-	Create Command File inside backup folder [D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.2.txt]
03:-	Create Command File inside backup folder [D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.3.txt]
04:-	Enter Command [copy runn | redirect tftp://Backup_192.168.1.1.cfg] inside D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.1.txt
04:-	Enter Command [copy runn | redirect tftp://Backup_192.168.1.2.cfg] inside D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.3.txt
04:-	Enter Command [copy runn | redirect tftp://Backup_192.168.1.3.cfg] inside D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.3.txt
05:-	Create bat file D:\Backup\backup.bat and enter as below command inside bat file
	write below command in bat file and save
6:-	putty.exe -ssh 172.25.175.1 -l USER-NAME -pw ENTER-USER-PASSWORD -m D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.1.txt
6:-	putty.exe -ssh 172.25.175.1 -l USER-NAME -pw ENTER-USER-PASSWORD -m D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.2.txt
6:-	putty.exe -ssh 172.25.175.1 -l USER-NAME -pw ENTER-USER-PASSWORD -m D:\Backup\command-192.168.1.2.txt
7:-	Run TFTP software and set the path of backup folder
8:-	open command prompt and run D:\Backup>Backup.bat and it will save running config to tftp
	But now a dayes. We should use automation tools linke Ansible.