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  • 1.  HPE IMC: How to backup Aruba CX configuration files as CLI?

    Posted Mar 31, 2025 07:50 AM

    Hello,
    IMC backups Aruba CX with Type JSON.
    Is it possible to change it to CLI?
    When manually backuping the files you can choose...:

    h2o-vw-eg-buero-01# copy running-config
  REMOTE_URL        URL syntax - sftp://USER@{IP|HOST}[:PORT]/FILE or
                    tftp://{IP|[IPv6]|HOST}[:PORT][;blocksize=VAL]/FILE or
                    scp://USER@{IP|HOST}[:PORT]/FILE
  STORAGE_URL       URL of syntax usb:/file
  checkpoint        Copy to a checkpoint
  external-storage  Copy to an external storage volume
  startup-config    Copy to startup configuration

h2o-vw-eg-buero-01# copy running-config tftp://1.1.1.1/backup.cfg
  cli   CLI format
  json  JSON format

h2o-vw-eg-buero-01# copy running-config tftp://1.1.1.1/backup.cfg cli
  vrf   VRF Configuration
  <cr>

h2o-vw-eg-buero-01# copy running-config tftp://1.1.1.1/backup.cfg cli vrf
  VRF  Specify the VRF Name

h2o-vw-eg-buero-01# copy running-config tftp://1.1.1.1/backup.cfg cli vrf default
  <cr>


    Thanks and kind regards'
    Robert



  • 2.  RE: HPE IMC: How to backup Aruba CX configuration files as CLI?
    Best Answer

    Posted Apr 04, 2025 02:46 AM
    Edited by r.grossmann May 21, 2025 03:28 AM

    Hi,

    Santanu has answered me via Direct Message and I want to share it with all of you.
    The solution has worked for me (I changed the SFTP Script). Do not bother the 8400, it works for 6100, 6200, 8325 and 8360, too ;-)

    You can change the ICC tftp scripts and replace the json with cli. 

go to following locaiton and edit "backup_running_config_tftp.tcl" & backup_startup_config_tftp.tcl

       $\Program Files\iMC\server\conf\adapters\ICC\Aruba Networks\Aruba8400

Change it to :  set my_cmd "copy running-config tftp://$TFTPServer/$TFTPFile cli

    Thanks to Santanu !

    Kind regards
    Robert




  • 3.  RE: HPE IMC: How to backup Aruba CX configuration files as CLI?

    Posted Jun 09, 2026 03:41 AM

    found another option for backup configs as cli format:
    https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=sf000104386en_us&docLocale=en_US

    "

    From IMC 7.3 (E0710P06) onwards, IMC will take configuration backups with the 'json' parameter.

    For version IMC 7.3 (E0710P06), if you desire to continue taking cli backups,  a hot patch is available from support which introduces a new variable  in $imc/server/conf/adapters/ICC/Aruba Networks/Aruba8400/initialize.tcl:

    set cli_json  "cli"

    After IMC 7.3 (E0710P06), IMC upgrades will reset this variable to the default:

    set cli_json  "json"

    If the cli parameter is desired, please manually reconfigure it again after upgrade :

    set cli_json  "cli"
    "


    BUT, another question:
    Is it possible to backup as both format options? Like to backup as cli first and then do another backup job with json format?

    Thanks and kind regards

    Robert




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