To ensure that the ISAM is quickly operational again after a failure, a backup should be created regularly. This section describes how this can be done automatically on an SFTP server.
It is assumed that a working SFTP server has been set up with a user who can write to the folder. The following assumptions are made in this example:
IP address SFTP server: 192.168.1.100
Folder on SFTP server: /mybackup
SFTP user: netcamp
SFTP password: netcamp2025
Based on this information, the configuration on the ISAM looks like this:
configure system security ssh server-profile server-host-key rsaconfigure system security ssh access protocol ftp cli ssh debug udp-sshconfigure system security ssh sftp-user netcamp password plain:netcamp2025 key-type rsa2048configure system security filetransfer protocol sftpconfigure system security filetransfer server 192.168.1.100 user-name netcamp password plain:netcamp2025configure software-mngt database auto-backup-intvl 24 backup activate:192.168.1.100:mybackup
The last command also defines the backup interval, in this case 24 hours (which is also the default value). This will also start the first backup. Unfortunately, there is no option to specify when the backup should start, but it always starts at the time of configuration.
The show software-mngt upload-download command can be used to check whether the backup or upload is still in progress or has been completed. If the upload was successful, it will look like the image below.
➡️ If the upload fails and it is not an authentication problem, the last command (configure software-mngt database auto-backup-intvl 24 backup activate:192.168.1.100:mybackup) can be entered again. This will start the upload again and in most cases it will work.
The format of the backup file on the SFTP server is as follows: dm_complete_192.168.1.100_20250213-07-06-21.tar
