Configuration backup of Cisco WLC using CLI

We can save the WLC configuration to the remote server by following the below method.

Step 1.     Before proceeding, please make sure that you have reachability of FTP server with WLC.

(Cisco Controller) >ping 192.168.1.10 Send count=3, Receive count=3 from 192.168.1.10

 

If there is any firewall in between controller and FTP server, please open the FTP ports between them.

Step 2.     Select the FTP server

(Cisco Controller) >transfer upload  serverip 192.168.1.10

Step 3.     Configure the FTP username to be used to contact FTP server. We have used Cisco as username.

(Cisco Controller) >transfer upload  username Cisco

Step 4.     Configure the FTP password to be used to contact FTP server. We have used Cisco as password.

(Cisco Controller) >transfer upload  password Cisco

Step 5.     We have two options i.e FTP or TFTP to upload the configuration from WLC to server. We have selected the FTP as file transfer mode.

(Cisco Controller) >transfer upload  mode ftp

Step 6.     Select the file type config.

(Cisco Controller) >transfer upload  datatype config

Step 7.     Give the unique name of the configuration file so that you can easy find out the file in your ftp server.

(Cisco Controller) > transfer upload filename config.txt

Step 8.     Start the FTP download.

(Cisco Controller) >transfer upload start Mode............................................. FTP   FTP Server IP.................................... 143.97.1.64 FTP Server Port.................................. 21 FTP Path......................................... FTP Filename..................................... jatta FTP Username..................................... cisco FTP Password..................................... ********* Data Type........................................ Config File Encryption....................................... Disabled ************************************************** ***  WARNING: Config File Encryption Disabled  *** ************************************************** Are you sure you want to start? (y/N) y FTP Config transfer starting. File transfer operation completed successfully.