Schedule Automatic backup config in Cisco Nexus

Nexus-Sw1(config)#feature scheduler   //Enable scheduler service in Nexus

Nexus-Sw1(config)#scheduler job name backup-daily      // Job Name

Nexus-Sw1(config)#scheduler aaa-authentication username abcd password abcd@123    // AAA - Authentication for Job created above (If AAA configured)

Nexus-Sw1(config)#scheduler job name backup-daily

copy running-config tftp://192.168.1.23/$(SWITCHNAME)-cfg.$(TIMESTAMP)         //IP of TFTP SERVER , file will saved with switch name and timestamp

exit

Nexus-Sw1(config)#scheduler schedule name backup-daily   // Setup Schedule to run for the JOB

Nexus-Sw1(config-schedule)# time ?

  daily    Specify a daily schedule

  monthly  Specify a monthly schedule

  start    Specify a future time schedule

  weekly   Specify a weekly schedule

  

Example : 

 Nexus-Sw1(config-schedule)# time start now repeat 00:00:05

Schedule starts from Mon Mar  4 10:44:41 2013

Nexus-Sw1(config-schedule)# job name backup-daily             // Job Name to be schedule in Scheduler 

Nexus-Sw1(config-schedule)# exit

Nexus-Sw1(config)# exit

Nexus-Sw1# show scheduler config

Nexus-Sw1# show scheduler logfile