Do the binary backup if you can. It includes the graphs, logins, and such. If it works, great!
If it doesn't work, you can fall back on the text backup. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Don Gould <[email protected]> wrote: > Why both. ... sorry if this seems like a dumb question. > > D > > Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > >Both!!! > > > > > >Josh Luthman > >Office: 937-552-2340 > >Direct: 937-552-2343 > >1100 Wayne St > >Suite 1337 > >Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > >On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 10:59 AM, D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> > >wrote: > > > >> I have something like this running as well. I figure I have 6 years+ > >on > >> gmail until I run out of space for my daily backups. > >> > >> I do an export to a text file and then mail that. I have just had too > >many > >> issues with binary files when I have to replace non-like hardware in > >a > >> pinch. > >> > >> ryan > >> > >> > >> On 1/15/14 7:05 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > >> > >>> Not off list. I expect the backups to be dated in Gmail. > >>> > >>> Josh Luthman > >>> Office: 937-552-2340 > >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 > >>> 1100 Wayne St > >>> Suite 1337 > >>> Troy, OH 45373 > >>> On Jan 15, 2014 10:02 PM, "Grand Avenue Broadband" < > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> On Jan 15, 2014, at 7:42 PM, Mike Lyon <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Howdy, > >>>>> > >>>>> Anyone have a Mikrotik backup shell script they could share? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Mike > >>>>> > >>>> [offlist] > >>>> > >>>> This script deletes all older backup files, then creates > >>>> > >>>> auto-backup.ROUTERNAME.YYYY-mmm-dd.hhmmss.backup and > >>>> auto-backup.ROUTERNAME.YYYY-mmm-dd.hhmmss.rsc > >>>> > >>>> and mails both of them to an address of your choosing. Requires > >/tool > >>>> e-mail to be set up beforehand. > >>>> > >>>> /system script > >>>> add name=auto-backup policy=\ > >>>> > >ftp,reboot,read,write,policy,test,winbox,password,sniff,sensitive,api > >>>> \ > >>>> source="# delete previous auto backup files\r\ > >>>> \n#\r\ > >>>> \n:foreach i in=[/file find] do={\r\ > >>>> \n :local name [/file get \$i name]\r\ > >>>> \n :if ([:pick \$name 0 12] = \"auto-backup.\") do={\r\ > >>>> \n :log info \"Deleting file \$name\"\r\ > >>>> \n /file remove \$i\r\ > >>>> \n }\r\ > >>>> \n }\r\ > >>>> \n#\r\ > >>>> \n# assemble current file name\r\ > >>>> \n#\r\ > >>>> \n:global curdt [/system clock get date]\r\ > >>>> \n:global newdt (\"\$[:pick \$curdt 7 11]-\$[:pick \$curdt 0 > >>>> 3]-\$[:pick \ > >>>> \$curdt 4 6]\")\r\ > >>>> \n:global curtm [/system clock get time]\r\ > >>>> \n:global newtm (\"\$[:pick \$curtm 0 2]\$[:pick \$curtm 3 > >>>> 5]\$[:pick > >>>> \$cu\ > >>>> rtm 6 8]\")\r\ > >>>> \n:global subject (\"of \$[/system identity get name] > >(\$[/system > >>>> routerbo\ > >>>> ard get model])\")\r\ > >>>> \n:global filename (\"auto-backup.\$[/system identity get > >>>> name].\$newdt-\$\ > >>>> newtm\")\r\ > >>>> \n#\r\ > >>>> \n# do the backup\r\ > >>>> \n#\r\ > >>>> \n:log info \"Creating \$filename.rsc and > >\$filename.backup\"\r\ > >>>> \n/export compact file=\$filename\r\ > >>>> \n/system backup save name=\$filename\r\ > >>>> \n:delay 15s\r\ > >>>> \n/tool e-mail send file=\"\$filename.rsc\" > >>>> to=\"DESIRED-EMAIL-ADDRESS-HERE\" body=\"Backup file > >attached.\\n\\n\" > >>>> subject=\"Auto-export \$subjec\ > >>>> t\"\r\ > >>>> \n:delay 15s\r\ > >>>> \n/tool e-mail send file=\"\$filename.backup\" > >>>> to=\"DESIRED-EMAIL-ADDRESS-HERE\" body=\"Backup file > >attached.\\n\\n\" > >>>> subject=\"Auto-backup \$sub\ > >>>> ject\"\r\ > >>>> \n:log info \"Auto backup sent\"" > >>>> > >>>> /system schedule > >>>> add interval=3d12h name=backups on-event=auto-backup policy=\ > >>>> > >ftp,reboot,read,write,policy,test,winbox,password,sniff,sensitive,api > >>>> \ > >>>> start-date=jan/01/2014 start-time=12:00:00 > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Mikrotik mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > >>>> > >>>> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > >>>> RouterOS > >>>> > >>>> -------------- next part -------------- > >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >>> URL: <http://mail.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/ > >>> attachments/20140115/84ee5317/attachment.html> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Mikrotik mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > >>> > >>> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > >>> RouterOS > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mikrotik mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > >> > >> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > >> RouterOS > >> > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: > >< > http://mail.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20140116/2fe2184d/attachment.html > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Mikrotik mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > > >Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > >RouterOS > > -- > Sent from my mobile. 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