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system backup
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Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper
task IDs.
Target Device for the Backup
Use the system backup command with the target-device argument to specify the local storage device
for backup software and configuration files. The target-device argument is optional and applies only to
the current backup operation.
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The target-device can be any local storage device except the current boot device, and must be large
enough to store the current software set and configuration. The supported storage devices are disk0: and
disk1: (if installed).
Location Node of the Target Device
By default, the backup is created on the specified target device of the active DSDRSC where the
command is executed.
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Each RP impacted by the system backup command must contain the specified target device. For
Note
example, if the system backup command is executed for disk1 on all RPs in the system, then a flash disk
must be installed in disk1 of each RP.
Command Modes
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Commit and Installation Operations Not Allowed During Backup
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Displaying the Current Backup Information
Enter the
backup exists, an error message is displayed.
Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router System Management Command Reference
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Modification
This command was introduced on the Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router.
If a target storage device is not specified, then the files are backed up to the secondary storage device
defined with the system boot-sequence
If a target device is not specified with either the system backup command or the
boot-sequence command, then the backup operation is not allowed.
To specify an alternate node for the system backup, such as the standby DSDRSC, use the system
backup command with the location node-id keyword and argument.
To perform the backup on all router processors (RPs) installed in a router, use the system backup
command with the location all keywords in EXEC mode.
Use the system backup command in administration EXEC mode to back up the administration plane
configuration, including software and configurations for all SDRs in the system.
Use the system backup command in the EXEC mode of an SDR to back up the software and
configurations for a specific SDR.
Configuration changes are not allowed during the backup process. Any attempts to commit
configuration changes are rejected until the backup operation is complete.
The backup process cannot be performed during an installation operation. If an installation
operation is performed while a backup is in process, the backup operation terminates.
show system backup
command.
command to display information about the current backup files. If no
Boot Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software
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