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mulbzh
mulbzh
Explorer
January 14, 2025
Question

Automation backup doesn't work !

  • January 14, 2025
  • 2 replies
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Hello and sorry for my english,

 

I want to schedule backup of my fortigate to SFTP server. So i installed new SFTP server. 

 

From CLI on fortigate, if i try the command : execute backup config sftp "/global/backup-global.conf" 172.21.0.32 SFTPuser 123654  it works perfectly, the configuration is save on remote server.

So after that a create action with this command and execute with super_admin profile.

After that i created trigger to launch Daily at 23:01

After i created stitch with first trigger and second action script.

 

But the stitch doesn't work at all. It is enable, script is OK so i don't understand why at all...

On my fortigate, i have vdom, the stitch is on global

thanks a lot

2 replies

srajeswaran
Staff
srajeswaran
Staff
January 14, 2025

Can you make sure you add "config global" to the stitch.

 

Ref: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-configure-Automation-Stitches-for-Multi/ta-p/255879

    mulbzh
    mulbzhAuthor
    Explorer
    January 14, 2025

    Ok, i was just that. In config global, i have backup of all VDOM ?

    srajeswaran
    Staff
    srajeswaran
    Staff
    January 14, 2025

    Yes

      kaman
      Staff
      kaman
      Staff
      January 14, 2025

      Hi mulbzh,

      If the FortiGate is configured with multiple VDOMs, configure the script line as set script "config global


      If you encounter any issues while running the command, please refer to the document below:

      https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-send-automated-backups-of-the-configuration/ta-p/198364


      Regards,
      Aman

      mulbzh
      mulbzhAuthor
      Explorer
      January 14, 2025

      and if i just want to save one VDOM. I have one VDOM name "external", i tried in action :


      config vdom
      edit external
      execute backup config sftp "/externe/backup-externe.conf" 172.21.0.49 SFTPuser 123645

       

      i tried also :

      end

      config vdom
      edit external
      execute backup config sftp "/externe/backup-externe.conf" 172.21.0.49 SFTPuser 123645

       



      but it doesn't work !

      mulbzh
      mulbzhAuthor
      Explorer
      January 14, 2025

      this script works manually but not with automation :

       

      config global
      execute backup config sftp "/global/backup-global.conf" 172.21.0.49 SFTPuser 12345
      end
      config vdom
      edit external
      execute backup config sftp "/externe/backup-externe.conf" 172.21.0.49 SFTPuser 12345
      end

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