Example: Define Destinations for File Archiving by Event Policies

CLI Quick Configuration

To quickly configure this example, copy the following commands, paste them in a text file, remove any line breaks, change any details necessary to match your network configuration, and then copy and paste the commands into the CLI at the [edit] hierarchy level:

set event-options destinations mgmt-archives archive-sites "scp://username@example.com/test" password PaSsWoRd
set event-options destinations mgmt-archives archive-sites /var/log
set event-options destinations mgmt-archives transfer-delay 5

Step-by-Step Procedure

Configure a new archive destination named mgmt-archives that can be referenced by event policies.

1. Configure the identifier and associated archive sites for each destination.

   The device transfers to the first archive site in the list, moving to the next site only if the transfer to the first site fails.

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   [edit event-options destinations]
   user@host# set mgmt-archives archive-sites scp://username@example.com/test
   user@host# set mgmt-archives archive-sites /var/log
   

2. If an archive site requires authentication, configure the required plain-text password for that site.

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   [edit event-options destinations]
   user@host# set mgmt-archives archive-sites scp://username@example.com/test password PaSsWoRd 
   

3. (Optional) Configure the transfer delay, in seconds, associated with each destination. The mgmt-archives destination has a transfer delay of five seconds.

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   [edit event-options destinations]
   user@host# set mgmt-archives transfer-delay 5
   

4. Commit the configuration.

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   user@host# commit
   

5. You can reference configured destinations in an event policy. For information about referencing destinations in event policies, see Example: Configuring an Event Policy to Upload Files and Configure an Event Policy to Execute Operational Mode Commands.

Purpose

Issue the show configuration event-options operational mode command to review the resulting configuration.

Action

user@host> show configuration event-options
destinations { 
    mgmt-archives { 
        transfer-delay 5;
        archive-sites {
            "scp://username@example.com/test" password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA 
            /var/log;
        }
    }
}

Meaning

In the sample output, the mgmt-archives destination has two archive sites and a transfer delay of five seconds. You can now reference this destination in event policies. When you reference the mgmt-archives destination in an event policy, the device uploads the specified files to the first archive site after a five second delay. If the transfer to the first archive fails, the device attempts to upload the files to the /var/log archive site.

Note that although the plain-text password is visible when you configure it, the configuration displays the encrypted password.