backing up the configuration file on a 6500

[paublo]

Hi, does anyone know how to automatically backup a configuration file on the 6500. It's seems that unlike a 7200, the 6500 does not have the archive command and although it has the kron command on the 6500 im not sure how to setup a policy-list to have it copy the configuration at a certain date/time to an ftp server.

 

[burtsbees]

kron occurence daily at 03:30 recurring
policy-list copy_config
!
kron policy-list copy_config
cli copy run tftp://blablabla

That is for every day at 3:30AM

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[zizoudevinci]

hi, this will give us a file named "router-confg"
is there any manner to name it with a format
dd-MM-yy-hh-mm.txt

 

[paublo]

hmm, i guess i got tripped up on

core.frv.ma(config-kron-policy)#cli copy ?
LINE <cr>

didnt know what LINE was? thought it was vty.

thanks for the info.

zizoudevinci to add the hostname to the file and its its

$h for hostname and $t for time

 

[paublo]

question, is there a way not to be prompted to verify the destination ip and file name when you do a copy ftp://1.1.1.1/filename.

I mean i got kron working but wont it prompt for all that stuff like it does on the cli???

 

[zizoudevinci]

to remove the destination ip and file name prompts
just this

Router#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#file prompt quiet
Router(config)#^Z

 

[burtsbees]

Yeah---forgot that part...

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[burtsbees]

ok---so how exactly does one go about doing the time and date thing to name the file?

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[zizoudevinci]

i have found a TCL script to perfom this task on:

http://www.hauwaerts.be/2009/02/08/cisco-transfer-on-commit-eem-applet/

but i could not make it work, i am not a expert with TCL scripting so if someone could help it would be nice

 

[burtsbees]

Same here. My handle says that I'm a programmer, but I only play one on t.v.

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[burtsbees]

I give up---I just kron'd a job to copy it, named it hostname-config.doc, and kron it to do it every night at a certain time. I can look at the properties of the file, and just run the tftp daemon all the time.

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[zizoudevinci]

why don't you use a tool like Kiwi CatTools, or SolarWinds Cirrus Configuration Manager

 

[burtsbees]

Because this is free and easier, more reliable...

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[zizoudevinci]

i tried again the script in the :

http://www.hauwaerts.be/2009/02/08/cisco-transfer-on-commit-eem-applet/

using GNS3 and a 7200 router ios
C7200-ADVENTERPRISEK9-M), Version 12.4(22)T
it works good, each time you exit the configuration mode a copy of the running config is sent to the tftp server
thanks for the authors