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backup command

Use this command to create a backup file containing the current system security settings.

The following table shows the arguments for the options.

Table 1. backup command.

The following table is a multi-row three column table consisting of the options, option descriptions, and associated values for the options.

OptionDescriptionValues
-fBackup file nameValid file name
-ppPassword or pass-phrase used to encrypt passwords inside the backup fileValid password or quote-delimited pass-phrase
-ipIP address of TFTP/SFTP serverValid IP address
-pnPort number of TFTP/SFTP serverValid port number (default 69/22)
-uUsername for SFTP serverValid user name
-pwPassword for SFTP serverValid password
-fdFilename for XML description of backup CLI commandsValid filename
Syntax:

Example:
system> backup f xcc-back.cli pp xxxxxx ip 192.168.70.200
ok
system>