Technical Tip: Adding device name and serial number to an automatic backup filename

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Description	This article describes the method to add device name and serial number to automatic backup filename.
Scope	FortiGate.
Solution	Automatic backups can be configured in FortiGate using the 'Automation Stitch' function. For step-by-step instruction on how to configure automatic backup with automation stitch, refer to Technical Tip: How to send automated backups of the configuration from a FortiGate with an automatio.... To add a device name and serial number to the name of the backup config file, use the following two variables (do not replace log.devid and log.devname with a name manually:( %%log.devid%% (device serial number). %%log.devname%% (device hostname). Example script: execute backup config ftp %%log.devid%%_%%log.devname%%_backup.conf 10.10.10.5 testuser testpassword config system automation-action edit "Config_Backup" set action-type cli-script set script "exe backup config ftp backup_%%log.devname%%_%%log.date%%_%%log.time%%.conf x.x.x.x user-name password" set execute-security-fabric enable -> Enable/disable execution of CLI script on all or only one FortiGate unit in the Security Fabric. set accprofile "super_admin" next end set execute-security-fabric After the automation triggers, the backup config file will have the device name and serial number: