Backup and Restore
Document revision 1.0 (31-Jan-2003)
This document applies to MikroTik RouterOS v2.7
The configuration backup can be used for backing up MikroTik RouterOS configuration
to a binary file, which can be stored on the router or downloaded from it using ftp.
The configuration restore can be used for restoring the router's configuration
from a backup file.
For exporting configuration or part of it to a text (script) file and importing it,
please refer to the configuration export and import section of the MikroTik RouterOS Manual.
Packages required : system
License required : Any
Home menu level : /system backup
Protocols utilized : None
Hardware usage: not significant
Software
Package Installation and Upgrading
Configuration
Export and Import
The save command is used to store the entire router configuration in a
backup file. The file is shown in the /file submenu. You can download
this it via ftp to keep it as a backup for your configuration.
To restore the system configuration, for example, after a /system reset,
you can upload that file via ftp and then load that backup file, using load
command in /system backup submenu.
Command name : /system backup save
To save the router configuration to file test:
[admin@MikroTik] system backup> save name=test
Configuration backup saved
[admin@MikroTik] system backup>
To see the files stored on the router:
[admin@MikroTik] > file print
# NAME TYPE SIZE CREATION-TIME
0 test.backup backup 12567 aug/12/2002 21:07:50
[admin@MikroTik] >
Command name : /system backup load
To load the saved backup file test:
[admin@MikroTik] system backup> load name=test
Restore and reboot? [y/N]:
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