backup

Use this command to backup the configuration or database to a file.

When you back up the unit settings from the vdom_admin account, the backup file contains global settings and the settings for each VDOM. When you back up the unit settings from a regular administrator account, the backup file contains the global settings and only the settings for the VDOM to which the administrator belongs.

Syntax

execute backup all-settings {ftp | scp | sftp} <ip:port> <string> <username> <passwd> <ssh-cert> [crptpasswd] [force-docker]

execute backup logs <device name(s)> {ftp | scp | sftp} <ip> <username> <passwd> <directory> [vdlist]

execute backup logs-only <device name(s)> {ftp | scp | sftp} <ip> <username> <passwd> <directory> [vdlist]

execute backup logs-rescue <device serial number(s)> {ftp | scp | sftp} <ip> <username> <passwd> <directory> [vdlist]

execute backup reports <report schedule name(s)> {ftp | scp | sftp} <ip> <username> <passwd> <directory> [vdlist]

execute backup reports-config <adom name(s)> {ftp | scp | sftp} <ip> <username> <passwd> <directory> [vdlist]

Variable	Description
all-settings	Backup all FortiManager settings to a file on a server.
logs	Backup the device logs to a specified server.
logs-only	Backup device logs only to a specified server.
logs-rescue	Use this hidden command to backup logs regardless of DVM database for emergency reasons. This command will scan folders under /Storage/Logs/ for possible device logs to backup.
reports	Backup the reports to a specified server.
reports-config	Backup reports configuration to a specified server.
<device name(s)>	Enter the device name(s) separated by a comma, or enter all for all devices.
<device serial number(s)>	Enter the device serial number(s) separated by a comma, or enter all for all devices.
<report schedule name(s)>	Enter the report schedule name(s) separated by a comma, or enter all for all reports schedules.
<adom name(s)>	Enter the ADOM name(s) separated by a comma, or enter all for all ADOMs.
{ftp | scp | sftp}	Enter the server type: ftp, scp, or sftp.
<ip:port>	Enter the server IP address and optionally , for FTP servers, the port number.
<ip>	Enter the server IP address.
<string>	Enter the path and file name for the backup.
<username>	Enter username to use to log on the backup server.
<passwd>	Enter the password for the username on the backup server.
<ssh-cert>	Enter the SSH certification for the server. This option is only available for backup operations to SCP servers.
[crptpasswd]	Optional password to protect backup content. Leave blank for no password.
<directory>	Enter the path to where the file will be backed up to on the backup server.
[vdlist]	List of VDOMs.
[force-docker]	Optional flag to stop when the docker backup fails.

Example

This example shows how to backup the FortiManager unit system settings to a file named fmg.cfg on a server at IP address 192.168.1.23 using the admin username, a password of 123456.

execute backup all-settings ftp 192.168.1.23 fmd.cfg admin 123456

Starting backup all settings...

Starting transfer the backup file to FTP server...