well. you CAN paste in the config. you just have to do it like 50 lines at a time and ya need to wipe out any mac addresses
On Feb 6, 2013, at 8:15 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > Import sucks IMO. I do it manually while reading the export. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Feb 6, 2013 8:05 PM, "Shayne Lebrun" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd suggest a /system reset-configuration followed by /import >> file=whatever.rsc, strictly so you know what you're dealing with and >> working >> from a known state. >> >> It won't 'override' things, as such. Importing the text file is exactly >> the >> same as sitting at the console and typing in each command in order. It >> will >> add some things, ignore some things as being duplicates, and so on. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Muehleisen >> Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 18:10 >> To: Mikrotik discussions >> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Automatic config backup >> >> Ok, just upgraded to 5.23 and it works great. Much better than doing a >> binary backup. What is the best method of import? Better to wipe the >> existing config first or can I import the file and override everything? >> >> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Josh Luthman >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> http://www.mikrotik.com/download/CHANGELOG_5 >>> >>> What's new in 5.12 (2012-Jan-19 14:31): >>> >>> *) console - added support for compact export; >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Ty Featherling >>> <[email protected] >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hahaha. You know that is going to come up again in the future. >>>> >>>> -Ty >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Eric Muehleisen <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Damn it! I told you to forget that I said that >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Josh Luthman < >>>> [email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Duh...6 is less than 12... >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> On Feb 6, 2013 5:57 PM, "Eric Muehleisen" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> 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. 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