Estimating the space needed for the backup file using the CLI

Use the commands in this section to estimate the space needed for the backup file.

To estimate the space needed for the backup file:

Go to CLI enable mode.
```
hostname > enable
```
View the estimate for the configuration database:
```
hostname # show backup estimate profile config
```

Example

The following example shows the estimated available space for a backup of the configuration database:

hostname # show backup estimate profile config
------------------------------------------------  
         # Estimates for config backup
------------------------------------------------
  Local space available                : 599097 MB
  Space reserved for other purposes    : 356220 MB
  Space available for backups          : 242877 MB
  Estimated space required for backup  : 8 MB
  Can perform local or remote backup   : yes
  USB space available                  : 12808 MB
  Can perform USB backup               : yes