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## 12.3.1 Generating a manual configuration backup by using the CLI 

You can use the CLI to trigger a configuration backup manually on an ad hoc basis or by an automatic process regularly. The use of the svcconfig backup  command generates a new backup file. Triggering a backup by using the GUI is not possible, but you can save the output from the GUI. 

Example 12-1 shows the output of the svcconfig backup  command. 

> svcconfig backup .................................................................................. .................................................................................. .................... CMMVC6155I SVCCONFIG processing completed successfully 

The svcconfig backup  command creates three files that provide information about the backup process and cluster configuration. These files are created in the /dumps  directory on the configuration node and can be retrieved by using SCP. Use the lsdumps  command to list them, as shown in Example 12-2. 

> lsdumps id filename ... 48 svc.config.backup.xml_781000E-1 49 svc.config.backup.sh_781000E-1 50 svc.config.backup.log_781000E-1 ... 

The three files that are created by the backup process are listed in Table 12-9. 

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