Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:16 pm
There is no «preferred way», there is the correct way.
And the correct way is also to write the correct model, CCR1009 has 4 variants with 8 or 7 gigabit ports, 1 combo or less and 1 SFP with or without 1 SFP +
For CCR2004 there are 3 models, but for sure, seeing which can be the starting model, it is the CCR2004-16G-2S + PC.
The backup is used to restore the configuration to the same device model.
To copy between two different hardware, it is necessary to export the Certificates (if present),
the SSH Keys (if necessary) and the RouterOS Script Configuration, the .rsc file.
(Also must be considered user-manager or dude, if one or both are present)
To get an .rsc file, if it's v6 follow the @normis statement, if it's v7, use "/export show-sensitive file=fullexport".