Create Device Config Backup onto Local EPNM or Remote Server.

Introduction

This document describes the steps to copy device config backup on local Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) or Remote server

Contributed by Jaminder Singh Bali, Cisco TAC Engineer.

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics

• EPNM
• How to connect to the EPNM Application Server GUI and CLI with shell access

Components Used

The information in this document is based on EPNM with software Version 5.x.

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Problem

Unable to copy the config backup of devices on local EPNM/remote sever

Solution

1. Create local or remote repository Method

epnm50/admin#
epnm50/admin# config t
epnm50/admin(config)# repository testconfigbackup
epnm50/admin(config-Repository-testconfigbackup)# url sftp://< IP address of local or remote server>/localdisk/sftp/ccmbackup
epnm50/admin(config-Repository-testconfigbackup)# user test password plain cisco123
epnm50/admin(config-Repository-testconfigbackup)# end

• Choose repository from Config Archive(EPNM GUI->Inventory->Config Archive-> Click on Backup to Repository) and click on Run. Ensure the directory created for backups has proper permission to create files on remote server.

• Inorder to check config collected on local or remote server  run the command

epnm50/admin# show repository testconfigbackup
CiscoPrime-epnm50_ConfigArchive_2022-07-13_17-25-40.zip
epnm50/admin#

Local/Remote Server

root@epnm60 ccmbackup]# ls -lrt
total 4880
-rw-rw-r--. 1 root gadmin       0 Jul 13 17:32 abc.cfg
-rw-rw-r--. 1 test gadmin       0 Jul 13 17:39 cde.cfg
-rw-r--r--. 1 test gadmin 4995674 Jul 13 17:40 CiscoPrime-epnm50_ConfigArchive_2022-07-13_17-25-40.zip

2) API call Method

We can also use restconf API as shown to fetch config backup of all devices or specific device on any northbound server as

https ://<EPNM IP Address>/webacs/api/v1/data/BulkUnsanitizedConfigArchives?.full=true

The API call lists to get all the individual APIs per device as

https ://<EPNM IP address>/webacs/api/v1/data/BulkUnsanitizedConfigArchives