Network Automation: Schedule Cisco config backups with kron and archive

Network Automation isn't difficult. With just a few CLI commands you can automate the backup of your Cisco networks. Use Kron and archive to back up configs to TFTP, FTP or SCP servers. Don't try to do everything manually. Automate it! Just like cron in Linux, you can use kron on Cisco IOS to schedule things. Schedule backups, schedule TCL scripts and much more.

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Menu:
1) Intro: 0:00
2) IOS requirements: 2:02
3) Lab Setup: 2:42
4) Kron config: 4:24
5) Archive config: 9:01

In later videos I'll show you how to use Python scripts and other cool options on Cisco IOS devices.

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Free TFTP Server:
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Documentation:
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Archive:

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Books:
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Kron Script:
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kron policy-list backupconfig

kron occurrence backupminute in 1 recurring
policy-list backupconfig

kron occurrence backupweekly at 23:00 Sun recurring
policy-list backupconfig

debug kron all

show kron schedule

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Archive Script:
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archive
log config
logging enable
hidekeys
path tftp://10.1.3.4/$h-
wr
time-peiod 10080
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sh archive

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How did you find this video? Did you enjoy learning about kron and the archive of your configs? scripts? All the best!
David Bombal

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[jasonkellerman]

Thank You David, I admire you as a professor and as a human being. I'm new in the IT field but I have a couple of months watching your videos and I bought your Udemy CCENT course a couple of weeks ago (to start my Network Engineer path and pass the CCNA) and I love it. You are always very humble despite you are an expert in your field and always trying to help and motivate us in many ways to become better professionals and better human beings... That is, pure humble and GREATNESS in you, GOD bless you!

[johanrobbetze]

Thanks David you made it so easy for me to backup my configs now. And as a side note that was a nice Black Mamba sighting. I stay in South Africa and do not see them often.

[invinciblesword]

I used the Kron occasionally but I didn't know about the Archive. Thanks for the good information. David!

[Rick]

Thanks, I learned something new about Cisco IOS today.

[chescarino]

keep on trucking david; you're doing a good job and us all a good service

[kevindulli]

Wasn't sure I was in the right place when the video started, but I'm glad I stuck around :) . Great demo on kron jobs for those of us who are too lazy to go read Cisco docs!

[catharsis]

These videos are a great additional help to abide by the time management videos made last December. No one should repeat new years hopes every year, and a healthy obsession from many sources after work puts anyone on the rise

[muhammadlukmanurh]

i follow your video in linkedin learning, thats so awesome, please continue your video also in linkedin learning.

[Shamzi]

Nice options for automated backups. I myself use rancid and CVS from a Linux box where I can see the difference between configs on a webpage.

[MrDome]

Hi David, thanks for sharing this video. Greetings from Slovakia. Dominik.

[inderdeepsingh]

Thank you, David, you are doing a great job of sharing your knowledge with us.

[naingaung]

This video is very helpful for me! Thanks, Mr.David.

[midas]

Nice...to learn new stuff...using the same as cron in linux. I do use archiving from day one. Good stuff David 👍

[gordwyatt]

Awesome David! I didn't know about the / in the show run either. Thanks so much.

[DevPreeth]

Again a very useful Video from you .
Thank u so much sir.

[neomatrix]

This is pretty cool, didn't know about this feature. I think ultimately it's better to have it all running from a central location so you can track the status of backups etc. Unless you wrote a script to check the tftp folder every day for the right amount of files. Cheers for the vid

[ganeshg]

A Good video from a very Good person.
Thank you ☺️

[IC_Pirate]

Great Video David, thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[mohammedmelad]

very useful thing....Wonderful Mr.David

[josephlee]

Another great video to watch., much appreciated it.