https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/MDS-cloud-backup-script-for-R81-20-from-R82-native-supported/m-p/235687#M1174 <P>Hello Checkpoint fans,<BR /><BR />I had to design a script to take a backup of the mds every day. I had to uploaded to Azure.<BR />If you have suggestions or questions, let me now.<BR /><BR />16-12-2024<BR />Edit the file delete after one day modified.</P> <P>Here it is:<BR /><BR /></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <LI-CODE lang="python">#!/bin/bash source /etc/profile.d/CP.sh source $MDSDIR/scripts/MDSprofile.sh source $MDS_SYSTEM/shared/mds_environment_utils.sh source $MDS_SYSTEM/shared/sh_utilities.sh source /opt/CPshrd-R81.20/tmp/.CPprofile.sh # Script to automate MDS backup on a Check Point Multi-Domain Server # Author: itguy1989 # Date: 16-12-2024 # Delete older files, otherwise your disk will be full # Directory to search for .tgz files (modify as needed) TARGET_DIR="/directory" # Modify permissions to allow write and delete (e.g., 777 for full permissions) chmod -R 777 "$TARGET_DIR" # Find and delete .tgz files modified more than 1 day ago find "$TARGET_DIR" -type f -name "*.tgz" -mtime +1 -exec rm -f {} \; # Optional: Print confirmation echo "Permissions modified and .tgz files modified more than 1 day ago deleted." # Variables DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S") # Timestamp for the backup file RETENTION_DAYS=7 # Number of days to keep backups BACKUP_DIR1="/backup" # backup directory BACKUP_DIR="/backup/mds_backup_$DATE" # Directory where backups will be stored # Check if script is run as root if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then echo "ERROR: This script must be run as root." exit 1 fi # Ensure the backup directory exists if [[ ! -d "$BACKUP_DIR" ]]; then echo "Backup directory $BACKUP_DIR does not exist. Creating it." mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR" if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then echo "ERROR: Failed to create backup directory." exit 1 fi fi # Run mds_backup echo "Starting MDS backup..." BACKUP_FILE="$BACKUP_DIR" mds_backup -b -d "$BACKUP_FILE" -l -x if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then echo "ERROR: mds_backup command failed." exit 1 fi echo "Backup completed successfully: $BACKUP_FILE" # Set the directory and output file name DIR_TO_COMPRESS="$BACKUP_DIR" OUTPUT_FILE="$BACKUP_DIR1/mds_backup_$DATE.tgz" # Create a tarball (.tgz) tar -czvf "$OUTPUT_FILE" -C "$DIR_TO_COMPRESS" . # Set the permissions to allow write and delete for the user chmod 600 "$OUTPUT_FILE" # Print confirmation echo "Directory compressed successfully to $OUTPUT_FILE" # Define the directory you want to delete DIR_TO_DELETE="$BACKUP_DIR" # Check if the directory exists if [ -d "$DIR_TO_DELETE" ]; then # Delete the directory and all its contents rm -rf "$DIR_TO_DELETE" echo "Directory '$DIR_TO_DELETE' has been deleted." else echo "Directory '$DIR_TO_DELETE' does not exist." fi # Variables SFTP_SERVER="10.0.0.0" # Target SFTP server hostname or IP SFTP_USER="username" # SFTP username SSH_KEY_PATH="/home/admin/.ssh/" # Path to the private SSH key LOCAL_FILE_PATH="$OUTPUT_FILE" # Path to the local file you want to upload REMOTE_DIR="/" # Remote directory where the file will be uploaded # Ensure that the private key has proper permissions chmod 600 "$SSH_KEY_PATH" # Check if SSH key file exists if [ ! -f "$SSH_KEY_PATH" ]; then echo "Error: SSH key file not found at $SSH_KEY_PATH" exit 1 fi # Upload file using SFTP sftp -i "$SSH_KEY_PATH" -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no "$SFTP_USER"@"$SFTP_SERVER" &lt;&lt; EOF cd "$REMOTE_DIR" put "$LOCAL_FILE_PATH" exit EOF # Check if the upload was successful if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "File uploaded successfully." else echo "Error: File upload failed." exit 1 fi echo "MDS backup script completed." exit 0</LI-CODE> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="MobaXterm_5E9fYUSniM.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/28831i409D6EF12FF5D1AC/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="MobaXterm_5E9fYUSniM.png" alt="MobaXterm_5E9fYUSniM.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>See the attachments for information. Thanks to <a href="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/181">@_Val_</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/7">@PhoneBoy</a>&nbsp;for my first post.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:31:29 GMT itguru1989 2026-02-15T11:31:29Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/MDS-cloud-backup-script-for-R81-20-from-R82-native-supported/m-p/235687#M1174 4 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:31:29 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/MDS-cloud-backup-script-for-R81-20-from-R82-native-supported/m-p/235687#M1174 itguru1989 2026-02-15T11:31:29Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/MDS-cloud-backup-script-for-R81-20-from-R82-native-supported/m-p/235736#M1175 <P><a href="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/181">@_Val_</a>&nbsp;possible Toolbox submission.<BR />Also note that in R82, the native backup tools also support S3/Azure Buckets.</P> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:44:34 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/MDS-cloud-backup-script-for-R81-20-from-R82-native-supported/m-p/235736#M1175 PhoneBoy 2024-12-13T21:44:34Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/MDS-cloud-backup-script-for-R81-20-from-R82-native-supported/m-p/235762#M1176 <P><a href="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/7">@PhoneBoy</a>&nbsp;Already working with the poster</P> Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:50:18 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/MDS-cloud-backup-script-for-R81-20-from-R82-native-supported/m-p/235762#M1176 _Val_ 2024-12-14T10:50:18Z