Automatic backup

RouterOS General
1

Hello
I want to add current date in the name of the backup file. How can i do that. I am starter

Example:
/system scheduler
add name=“backup” on-event=“system backup save name=today.backup”
start-date=jan/01/1970 start-time=00:00:00 interval=10h comment=“”
disabled=no

2

Hi,

try this;

/system backup save name=([/system identity get name] . "-" . [:pick [/system clock get date] 7 11] . [:pick [/system clock get date] 0 3] . [:pick [/system clock get date] 4 6]);
3

Thanks alot
Is there any tutorial for mikrotik scipting. I want to learn scripts like that you sent

4

you can check https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Scripts also forum has Scripting index… you can check also forum…

5

Hello
If i have a config backup file of a RB750 device and that devices is damaged, is it possible to restore that backup to the new RB750 device( exatly the same model)

6

No. It is not suggested. You might encounter strange problems that only netinstall can repair after that. Use exported configuration script and import it if necessary.

7

Thanks.
what about if I import the exported configurations to the new device. Is it ppssible to encounter problems.
do u mean that it is better to configure the new device instead of import or restoring?

8

It is always better to make a new configuration manually starting from blank config. Your old export can guide you and you can use it for copy and paste of its parts. Unfortunately even with removed config some defaults stays there…

9

Thanks alot

10

Here is my version of auto backup script, it has many features such as backup to your email before performing RouterOS upgrade process.
https://github.com/beeyev/Mikrotik-RouterOS-automatic-backup-and-update/