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Retrieve cluster configuration backup information

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GET /support/configuration-backup

Retrieves the cluster configuration backup information.

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Parameters

Name Type In Required Description

max_records

integer

query

False

Limit the number of records returned.

return_records

boolean

query

False

The default is true for GET calls. When set to false, only the number of records is returned.

return_timeout

integer

query

False

The number of seconds to allow the call to execute before returning. When iterating over a collection, the default is 15 seconds. ONTAP returns earlier if either max records or the end of the collection is reached.

order_by

array[string]

query

False

Order results by specified fields and optional [asc

desc] direction. Default direction is 'asc' for ascending.

fields

array[string]

query

False

Response

Status: 200, Ok
Name Type Description

password

string

url

string

An external backup location for the cluster configuration. This is mostly required for single node clusters where node and cluster configuration backups cannot be copied to other nodes in the cluster.

username

string

validate_certificate

boolean

Use this parameter with the value "true" to validate the digital certificate of the remote server. Digital certificate validation is available only when the HTTPS protocol is used in the URL; it is disabled by default.
Example response 
{
  "password": "yourpassword",
  "url": "http://10.224.65.198/backups",
  "username": "me"
}

Error

Status: Default, Error
Name Type Description

error

error
Example error 
{
  "error": {
    "arguments": {
      "code": "string",
      "message": "string"
    },
    "code": "4",
    "message": "entry doesn't exist",
    "target": "uuid"
  }
}

Definitions

See Definitions

error_arguments

Name Type Description

code

string

Argument code

message

string

Message argument

error

Name Type Description

arguments

array[error_arguments]

Message arguments

code

string

Error code

message

string

Error message

target

string

The target parameter that caused the error.