backup

backup [-f <filename>] [-c] [-l] [-r] [-w] [-P] [-k]

Description

Use the backup command to create a backup of ClearPass configuration data. If no arguments are provided, the system automatically generates a filename and backs up the configuration to this file.

The time taken by this operation can be longer than the default CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. Session Idle Timeout of 10 min, and depends on network latency, the size of the configuration database, and the load on the system. Consider increasing the timeout to an adequately high value to ensure this operation does not terminate due to the CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. Session Idle Timeout.

Parameter	Description
[-f <filename>]	Specify the backup target by defining a file name. If not specified, Policy Manager automatically generates a file name.
-c	Back up Policy Manager configuration data.
-l	Back up Policy Manager session log data.
-r	Back up Insight data.
-P	Do not include password fields from the configuration database in the backup.
-w	Back up only the most recent records from the log database (the last one week).

Example

Command History

Version	Modification
Policy Manager 6.10.0	Command Introduced
Policy Manager 6.11.0	Introduced -k flag for backup file password protection