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Backups

Vendor-aware backup commands streamline configuration and system snapshots.

Common commands:

# Configuration export only
nw backup config device1

# Comprehensive backup (configuration + system data)
nw backup comprehensive device1

# Group operations with options
nw backup comprehensive office_switches --delete-remote
nw backup config device1 --delete-remote

Platform behavior: - MikroTik RouterOS: creates .rsc (export) and optionally .backup (system) - Cisco IOS/IOS-XE: collects configuration and system info outputs

Tips:

  • Use device groups to back up multiple devices concurrently.
  • Control remote file cleanup with --delete-remote/--keep-remote.
  • See vendor pages for platform-specific details.