The article describes how to take a scheduled backup configuration from a standalone FortiSwitch with the variable names like date, time and serial number using the automation stitches.
Scope
Standalone FortiSwitches 7.2.2 and above.
Solution
Configure a trigger with the type 'Schedule'.
The following script will be triggered every hour after 1 minute based on the time configured on the FortiSwitch.
config system automation-trigger edit "Daily" set trigger-type scheduled set trigger-frequency hourly set trigger-minute 1 next end
Configure an action with the type 'CLI Script' with the file name including the '%%log.date%%' variable:
config system automation-action edit "CreateBackup" set action-type cli-script set minimum-interval 0 set script "execute backup full-config tftp Backup%%log.date%%.conf <IP_Address>" set accprofile "super_admin" next end
Create an automation-stitch, then set the configured trigger and action.
config system automation-stitch edit "DailyBackup" set status enable set trigger "Daily" set action "CreateBackup" next end
The above automation-stitch configuration will create the backup file with the name 'Backup2025-04-25.conf'.
Note: Checking through the CLI console or SSH will not reflect any changes to the variables. The automation-stitch needs to be used to have the backup configuration with variable names based on the date, time and serial number.
