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I need your help, I am trying to create a backup file on mikrotik, but it always fail to create a backup can you help me please?

/system backup save name=([/system identity get name]"_"[/system clock get date]"log")

Format should be Hostname_MonthDaybackup.backup. For example Mikrotik_1205Log.backup

Can you help me please? Thank you.

Adrian

Adrian Bardossy
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Export fails because the "date" part contains / ("dec/06/2017"), which I think is not allowed in file names. You have to extract day and month with the :pick command.

:local name [/system identity get name];
:local date [/system clock get date];
:local day [ :pick $date 4 6 ]
:local month [ :pick $date 0 3 ]
:local backupName ($name."_".$day."-".$month."_log");
:put $backupName

/system backup save name=$backupName

And by the way I would not use the "backup" command, rather use the "export" command which is more portable (but doesn't save certificates and passwords).

Benoit PHILIPPON
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and you can easily backup configuration of mikrotik by winbox -> files section then copy backup file to your system by drag & drop . and you can show history of older backup files. or restore any of backup files

hamid_reza hobab
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Script backup:

ps: Email settings ok

1) Create in System>Scripts Name : backup-script

:log info "Mikrotik Backup JOB Started . . . By Md. Admin"
:global backupfile configbackup
:log info "Deleting old Backup File If available otherwise ignore & process further . . . "
/system backup save name=$backupfile
:log info "Backup process pausing for 10s so it complete creating backup file"
:delay 10s
:log info "Start Sending Backup File via Email using GMAIL SMTP . . ."
tool e-mail
send to=youremail@yourdomain subject=([/system clock get date] . \ "Mikrotik Backup") body="Backup Mikrotik" start-tls=no file=$backupfile
:delay 40s
:log info "Backup Finished"
:log info "Deleting Backup File. All Done. Allah Hafiz"
/file remove $backupfile

2) Create System> Scheduler

Name= Backup MK Start Date= Dec/05/2017 Start time= 08:00:00 Interval= 1d 00:00:00

On event: system script run backup-script

Anderson Mendes
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