Remote backup tools for Dell Enterprise SONiC

Built and maintained by Gerald PAQUIS and Contributors

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This Repo contains a Python script for backup remotly a config file and store it on a scp/ftp server by using REST-API

Contents

• Description and Objective
• Requirements
• Usage and Configuration
• Roadmap
• How to Contribute

🚀 Description and Objective

The script allow to backup config_db.json from Dell Enterprise SONiC.
This script is for purpose test only and explain howto massively backup config file to a remote server.

📋 Requirements

• Python 3.8.10 version minimum
• a SCP/FTP server hosting the config file

🏁 Usage and Configuration

The script support only backup to a remote SCP/FTP server, don't support local deployment or import config file.
See Roadmap for more details and next feature.

Runing the script and options:

Options	Value	Description	Mandatory
--method	http or https	Remote web servers	Yes
--switch_ip	IPV4	IP address of the DES management interface
--sonic_username	type string	Login used to access to the DES
--sonic_password	type string	Password used to access to the DES
--remote_server	IPV4	IP address of the remote Server
--remote_login	type string	Login used to access to the remote server
--remote_password	type string	Password used to access to the remote server
--remote_path	type string	Remote directory name

python3 BackupConfig_restapi.py --method scp --switch_ip 192.168.1.100 --sonic_username admin --sonic_password YourPaSsWoRd --remote_server 192.168.1.238 --remote_login dell --remote_password DellDell123 --remote_path /home/dell

it's also possible to use the 'backup_list.conf'[https://github.com/gpaquis/SONiC_BackupConfig_RESTAPI/blob/main/src/backup_list.conf] file to backup multiple DES in one line

Options	Value	Description	Mandatory
--method	http or https	Remote web servers	Yes
--bulk	type string	config file name

python3 BackupConfig_restapi.py --bulk backup_list.conf --method scp

📅 Roadmap

NONE

👏 How to Contribute

We welcome contributions to the project.