Wait, mikrotik noob here... you're telling me that 5.6 is older than 5.12???
On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Shayne Lebrun <[email protected]>wrote: > Yeah, the first line 'more recent versions.' Actually 5.12, not 5.14, but > that' s definitely higher than 5.6. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Muehleisen > Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 17:51 > To: Mikrotik discussions > Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Automatic config backup > > For some reason, /export compact doesn't work on my RB 750's ROS 5.6. > > Am I missing something? > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Shayne Lebrun > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > If you're using more recent versions of ROS, 5.14 or something and > > higher, use '/export compact file=blahblah.rsc' to get only what you > > actually need to apply to a new router. > > > > We use something like: > > /system scheduler add name="backup" on-event="/export compact > > file=systembackup" start-date=jan/01/1970 start-time=04:00:00 > > interval=24h comment="" disabled=no > > > > /ip tftp add req-filename=systembackup.cfg > > real-filename=systembackup.rsc allow=yes read-only=yes > > ip-addresses=xx.xx.xx.xx > > > > Then on a server somewhere, a cron script at 4 am; given a file with a > > csv of name and address, download file, rename to router name and date, > save. > > Delete anything older than however long you want to keep. My backup > > folder has 1343 files in it ATM, about 11 megs. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric > > Muehleisen > > Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 16:12 > > To: Mikrotik discussions > > Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Automatic config backup > > > > These backups and restores are using the same hardware. It's looking > > like the /export is the better, more reliable method. > > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Josh Luthman > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > The binary backup is super picky. I've had minimal success with it, > > > though I do use it (but I primarily depend on text backup - /export). > > > > > > You'll NEED to have the same number of ports to begin with. There > > > are additional hassles but I can't remember them it has been so long. > > > > > > Josh Luthman > > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > > 1100 Wayne St > > > Suite 1337 > > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Eric Muehleisen <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I currently do MT backups using the scheduler to do a "system > > > > backup save name" then a FTP fetch. This all works correctly but > > > > the file fails when > > > I > > > > try to upload the config and restore to a new router. 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