Built and maintained by Gerald PAQUIS and Contributors
This Repo contains a Python script for backup remotly a config file and store it on a scp/ftp server by using REST-API
The script allow to backup config_db.json from Dell Enterprise SONiC.
This script is for purpose test only and explain howto massively backup config file to a remote server.
- Python 3.8.10 version minimum
- a SCP/FTP server hosting the config file
The script support only backup to a remote SCP/FTP server, don't support local deployment or import config file.
See Roadmap for more details and next feature.
Runing the script and options:
| Options | Value | Description | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|
| --method | http or https | Remote web servers | Yes |
| --switch_ip | IPV4 | IP address of the DES management interface | |
| --sonic_username | type string | Login used to access to the DES | |
| --sonic_password | type string | Password used to access to the DES | |
| --remote_server | IPV4 | IP address of the remote Server | |
| --remote_login | type string | Login used to access to the remote server | |
| --remote_password | type string | Password used to access to the remote server | |
| --remote_path | type string | Remote directory name |
python3 BackupConfig_restapi.py --method scp --switch_ip 192.168.1.100 --sonic_username admin --sonic_password YourPaSsWoRd --remote_server 192.168.1.238 --remote_login dell --remote_password DellDell123 --remote_path /home/dell
it's also possible to use the 'backup_list.conf'[https://github.com/gpaquis/SONiC_BackupConfig_RESTAPI/blob/main/src/backup_list.conf] file to backup multiple DES in one line
| Options | Value | Description | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|
| --method | http or https | Remote web servers | Yes |
| --bulk | type string | config file name |
python3 BackupConfig_restapi.py --bulk backup_list.conf --method scp
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We welcome contributions to the project.