Dell Technologies Server Troubleshooting Guide

Backing up the configuration of your ESXi host

1. Start the vSphere CLI.
2. Run the vicfg-cfgbackup command with the -s flag to save the host configuration to the specified backup filename:

   vicfg-cfgbackup --server< ESXi-host-ip> -- portnumber <port_number> --protocol <protocol_type> --username root --password root_password [-s <backup-filename>

   The -portnumber and -protocol options are optional. If you exclude them, the defaults are port 443 and protocol HTTPS.

   NOTE:If you do not specify a password in the command line, you are prompted for one when the command executes. For example: vicfgcfgbackup --server 172.17.13.211 --username root –s backupdate.dat

   NOTE:If your administrative password includes special characters, such as $ or &, you must include a backslash escape character (\) before each special character.