Unattended Automate backups

[gradius85]

I am currently using Tcl/Expect script on a Linux server scheduled with CRON; however, does the chassis have anything that can provide automated unattended backups?

How are folks doing their backups?

[emnoc]

You have so many means

1: ssh and cronjobs 

2: api-call and cronjobs

3: fortimanager

4: rancid

5: ansible

6: local  script using tftp/ftp

ken felix

[gradius85]

emnoc wrote:

You have so many means

1: ssh and cronjobs 

2: api-call and cronjobs

3: fortimanager

4: rancid

5: ansible

6: local  script using tftp/ftp

ken felix

I have looked into 'ansible' do you have a playbook? I have not found the time yet to be able to fully toy around with my Ansible install.

Also, option #2 - what API call are you referring to?

[emnoc]

Here

http://shogokobayashi.com/2019/03/29/backup-fortios-config-with-ansible-with-fortios_config-module/

Here

https://forum.fortinet.com/m/tm.aspx?m=144649&p=3

http://socpuppet.blogspot.com/2019/11/fortios-config-grabber-using-api-and.html

and Here

http://socpuppet.blogspot.com/2015/10/fortigate-configuration-files-backups.html

If you already have a ansible env setup for orchestration, that would be easily to add a cfg management. In my env we do a 2 or  3 methods for redundancy so to speak.

Ken Felix