Cirrus not Saving copy to "Config-Archive" directory

Question

Running 4.01. I have Cirrus saving a copy of the configs to the config-archive directory via the Cirrus Configuration Manager Settings. Yes the box to "save copy of configs" is checked. But Cirrus is not "always" saving a copy. I have my  schedule set to download my configs at 1am every night if they have changed.  Yep, it is doing that. I can see all the configs and dates in the GUI. But the damn product isn't saving them out to the config-archive directory.

Ok, so let me do a manual export... what a cluster!  1 hour later and still waiting, just a couple of configs have been exported. Moving status bar would be great here to know the progam hasn't frozen up. Have no idea what is going on. I do know that the GUI is frozen processing the request.  So I guess I just leave my RDP session up and going so it can continue its config export?

I have a dualcore 3gig Xeon with 4gigs ram in it, so we are not talking about a desktop system here.  My db server is similar with 4gigs ram running SQL enterprise edition.

Anyone notice this?  I suggest you go check. It will be in the database but not exported out as a text file in your config-archive directory

d-moore · Answer

That is what I do now. I only download changed configs.

However, running that  job to export configs did it  in about 90 seconds.  Trying to do it manually via the gui never worked.  I was able to put your advice to work. Never saw that job in the list of jobs. Thanks for pointing it out.

chris.lapoint · Answer

I forgot that Config Archive setting in the default configuration.  You are absolutely correct.  Scheduled job is unnecessary.  Can you try something for me?  Can you edit your scheduled download config job and uncheck the box next to "only download configs if changed" and see if the configs then show up in your Config Archive?

Also, you might want to check the path on the Config Archive in settings by clicking the "..." and see where this takes you.

d-moore · Answer

It has been working without my doing any of what you indicated. The config-archive box text says"  Downloaded device configurations are always saved in the router management database. A copy of each configuration can be saved in a seperate text file.

So, if I am doing nightly config downloads, then one would think that according to this setting, Cirrus would save a copy of the text file.

If this is not the case, why is this even a feature/option in  "Cirrus Configuration Manager Settings" Under "configs if the only way to get a exported text file is to download a config via a sched. job?

Thanks