ESR series service routers.ESR-Series. User manual
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17.7.1  Configuration process
Step Description Command Keys
1 Switch to the configuration file 
backup mode.
esr(config)# archive
2 Set router configuration backup 
type (optional).
esr(config-ahchive)# type 
<TYPE>
<TYPE> – type of the router 
configuration backup. Takes the 
following values:
local;
remote;
both.
Default value: remote.
3 Enable timer configuration 
backup mode (optional).
esr(config-ahchive)# auto
4 Enable configuration backup after 
each successful configuration 
application mode (optional).
esr(config-ahchive)# by-
commit
5 Specify a path for remote copying 
of the router configuration 
(required for remote and both 
types).
esr(config-ahchive)# path 
<PATH>
<PATH> – defines the protocol, server 
address, location and prefix of the file 
name on the server
6 Set a period of time for automatic 
configuration backup (optional, 
relevant only for auto mode).
esr(config-ahchive)# time-
period <TIME>
<TIME> – periodicity of automatic 
redundancy of the configuration, takes 
the value in minutes [1..35791394].
Default value: 720 minutes.
7 Set the maximum number of 
locally saved configuration 
backups (optional, relevant for 
local and both types).
esr(config-ahchive)# count-
backup <NUM>
<NUM> – set the maximum number of 
locally saved configuration backups. 
Takes values in the range of [1..100].
Default value: 1.
17.7.2  Configuration example
Objective:
Configure local and remote backup of the router configuration once a day and upon successful configuration 
change. Remote copies should be sent to the TFTP server 172.16.252.77 in the esr-example subfolder. The 
maximum number of local copies is 30.