Exporting Configuration
Command name: /export
The export command prints a script that can be used to restore configuration. The command can be invoked at any menu level, and it acts for that menu level and all menu levels below it. The output can be saved into a file, available for download using FTP.
Command Description
- file=[filename] - saves the export to a file
Example
[admin@MikroTik] > ip address print Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic # ADDRESS NETWORK BROADCAST INTERFACE 0 10.1.0.172/24 10.1.0.0 10.1.0.255 bridge1 1 10.5.1.1/24 10.5.1.0 10.5.1.255 ether1 [admin@MikroTik] >
To make an export file:
[admin@MikroTik] ip address> export file=address [admin@MikroTik] ip address>
To see the files stored on the router:
[admin@MikroTik] > file print # NAME TYPE SIZE CREATION-TIME 0 address.rsc script 315 dec/23/2003 13:21:48 [admin@MikroTik] >
Compact Export
Starting from v5.12 compact export was added. It allows to export only part of configuration that is not default RouterOS config.
Note: Starting from v6rc1 "export compact" is default behavior. To do old style export use export verbose
For example compact OSPF export:
[admin@SXT-ST] /routing ospf> export compact # jan/02/1970 20:16:32 by RouterOS 5.12 # software id = JRB7-9UGC # /routing ospf instance set [ find default=yes ] redistribute-connected=as-type-1 /routing ospf interface add disabled=yes interface=wlan1 network-type=point-to-point /routing ospf network add area=backbone network=10.255.255.36/32 add area=backbone disabled=yes network=10.5.101.0/24 add area=backbone network=10.10.10.0/24 [admin@SXT-ST] /routing ospf>
Compact export introduces another feature that indicates which part of config is default on RouterOS and cannot be deleted. As in example below '*' indicates that this OSPF instance is part of default configuration.
[admin@SXT-ST] /routing ospf instance> print
Flags: X - disabled, * - default
0 * name="default" router-id=0.0.0.0 distribute-default=never
redistribute-connected=as-type-1 redistribute-static=no
redistribute-rip=no redistribute-bgp=no redistribute-other-ospf=no
metric-default=1 metric-connected=20 metric-static=20 metric-rip=20
metric-bgp=auto metric-other-ospf=auto in-filter=ospf-in
out-filter=ospf-out
List of default config by menus that cannot be removed:
| Menu | Entries |
|---|---|
| /interface wireless security-profiles | default |
| /ppp profile | "default", "default-encryption" |
| /ip hotspot profile | "default" |
| /ip hotspot user profile | "default" |
| /ip ipsec proposal | "default" |
| /ip smb shares | "pub" |
| /ip smb users | "guest" |
| /ipv6 nd | "all" |
| /mpls interface | "all" |
| /routing bfd interface | "all" |
| /routing bgp instance | "default" |
| /routing ospf instance | "default" |
| /routing ospf area | "backbone" |
| /routing ospf-v3 instance | "default" |
| /routing ospf-v3 area | "backbone" |
| /snmp community | "public" |
| /tool mac-server mac-winbox | "all" |
| /tool mac-server | "all" |
| /system logging | "info", "error", "warning", "critical" |
| /system logging action | "memory", "disk", "echo", "remote" |
| /queue type | "default", "ethernet-default", "wireless-default", "synchronous-default", "hotspot-default", "only-hardware-queue", "multi-queue-ethernet-default", "default-small" |
Importing Configuration
Command name: /import
The root level command /import [file_name] executes a script stored in the specified file. It will add the configuration from the specified file to an existing configuration. This file may contain any console commands, including scripts. Can be used to restore configuration or parts of it after configuration loss.
Command Description
- file=[filename] - loads the exported configuration from a file to router
Automatic Import
In RouterOS it is possible to automatically execute scripts - your script file has to be named anything.auto.rsc - once this file is uploaded using FTP to the router, it will automatically be executed, just like with the '/import' command. This method only works with FTP.
Once the file is uploaded, it is automatically executed. Information about the success of the commands that were executed is written to anything.auto.log
Example
To load the saved export file use the following command:
[admin@MikroTik] > import address.rsc Opening script file address.rsc Script file loaded and executed successfully [admin@MikroTik] >
Configuration Reset
Command name: /system reset-configuration
Description
The command clears all configuration of the router and sets it to the default including the login name and password ('admin' and no password), IP addresses and other configuration is erased, interfaces will become disabled. After the reset command router will reboot. The default is either the factory default, that you can see in the article Default configurations, or it can be a custom default, that can be loaded by including an RSC file when doing Netinstall or if specified with a branding package.
Command Description
- keep-users: keeps router users, passwords and ssh host keys(since v6.45.1)
- no-defaults: doesn't load any default cofigurations, just clears everything
- skip-backup: automatic backup is not created before reset, when yes is specified
- run-after-reset: specify export file name to run after reset
Note: If run-after-reset is set then no-defaults parameter will be ignored and only the specified script will be loaded!
Warning: Warning: If the device has a folder named "flash", then the confscript.rsc file must be stored in that folder to work with "run-after-reset" command. Everything outside this folder is stored on the RAM drive which contents are deleted on reboot or power cycle.
Warning: If the router has been installed using netinstall and had a script specified as the initial configuration, the reset command executes this script after purging the configuration. To stop it doing so, you will have to reinstall the router.
Example
[admin@MikroTik] > system reset-configuration Dangerous! Reset anyway? [y/N]: n action cancelled [admin@MikroTik] >
