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Automatic backup of Aruba-CX switches.

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  • 1.  Automatic backup of Aruba-CX switches.

    Posted Jun 29, 2021 01:49 PM
    We currently have a scheduled job on our comware switches to save the running configuration and then backup up the staring configuration to a tftp server.

    #scheduler job BackupConfiguration
      command 1 save safely force
      command 2 tftp 10.3.9.93 put startup.cfg GDS-MDF-5510.cfg
    #scheduler schedule BackupSchedule
      user-role network-admin
      job BackupConfiguration
      time repeating at 23:55 week-day Sun

    We would like to do the same thing o our CX switches, but I've been unable to find similar commands in the the CLI guide.

    Can someone point me to the right way to do this?

    Thanks

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    Dave Harrold
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  • 2.  RE: Automatic backup of Aruba-CX switches.

    MVP GURU
    Posted Jun 29, 2021 03:51 PM
    it is not possible with CX

    you can look to use a NAE script for this... (but when a configuration change is make...)

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    PowerArubaSW : Powershell Module to use Aruba Switch API for Vlan, VlanPorts, LACP, LLDP...

    PowerArubaCP: Powershell Module to use ClearPass API (create NAD, Guest...)

    PowerArubaCL: Powershell Module to use Aruba Central

    PowerArubaCX: Powershell Module to use ArubaCX API (get interface/vlan/ports info)..

    ACEP / ACMX #107 / ACDX #1281
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  • 3.  RE: Automatic backup of Aruba-CX switches.

    Posted Jun 29, 2021 03:55 PM
    I use Ansible to make backups of the CX switches. 
    I created a playbook to copy the configuration and the playbook is run by a cronjob.

    Best regards,
    Rob

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  • 4.  RE: Automatic backup of Aruba-CX switches.

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jun 30, 2021 03:37 AM
    Just to add:
    On AOS-CX there is an automatic checkpoint update if the configuration has changed and not saved for the last 5 minutes.
    Consequently, you can automatically tracked and recover changes made on configuration from SSD locally stored checkpoints.

    In addition, NetEdit collects these configuration on a regular basis.

    As Alexis mentioned, NAE is also an alternative.

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    Vincent Giles
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  • 5.  RE: Automatic backup of Aruba-CX switches.

    Posted Apr 24, 2023 08:23 AM

    I know this is an old thread, but...
    Has anyone come up with a way to automate ArubaCX switch backups? 
    The native Job command does not support copy so is there another way?  PowerShell? SNMP?
    Thanks in advance...
    Steve


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  • 6.  RE: Automatic backup of Aruba-CX switches.

    Posted Apr 25, 2023 03:37 AM

    Hello Steven,
    we have Aruba CX6000  Version 10.11.1010 and there was no problem to schedule backup of running-config:

    Enter configure
    Define with command job your basic Job with commandline 

    With command schedule <Jobname> you could define your schedule

    Hope this will get you in touch with Job Schedulin ;)


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  • 7.  RE: Automatic backup of Aruba-CX switches.

    Posted Apr 27, 2023 11:14 AM

    Thanks - even though the documentation I could find indicated that the copy command would not work

    on 6200 series Version : ML.10.07.0030 - I tried it anyway.  Lo and behold it worked.
    on 6000 series Version : PL.10.10.1010 - still no go - will check for newer firmware
    Thanks,
    Steve


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