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title: "Remote Config Archive"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NetMRI753/41912429/Remote%20Config%20Archive"
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The **Remote** **Config** **Archive** page (**Settings** icon > **Database** **Settings** > **Remote** **Config** **Archive**) controls the automatic archiving and copying of the NetMRI configurations. Also check Data Retention settings in the *[Data](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI753/pages/42076840)*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI753/pages/42076840)*[Retention](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI753/pages/42076840)* topic, as they have a significant influence on the time periods between data archiving events for specific data sets in NetMRI.
When enabled, this automatic process creates an archive of the configurations and copies it to one or two servers that support SCP.
To set up automatic configuration archiving, perform the following:
1. Go to the **Settings** icon > **Database** **Settings** > **Archive Database**.
2. Select the archiving **Frequency** (**Daily** or **Weekly**).
3. If you selected weekly archiving, then select the **Day** **of** **Week**.
4. Select the **Hour** **to** **Start** and **Minute** **to** **Start**.
5. **Show Passwords**: Select **Yes** or **No**.
6. For each remote backup location, specify the following:
- **Backup** **Destination**
- **Username**
- **Password**
- **Use SSH keys**: Select this to use SSH keys instead of passwords. For more information about SSH keys, see [*ssh-key commands*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI753/pages/42108603).
- **Backup** **Directory**
- **Include** **date** **in directory name**: Check to date-stamp the archive directory name.
To archive the database to another NetMRI appliance, enter **admin** as the **Username** and enter **Backup** as the **Backup Directory**.
7. To test the configuration, click **Test**.
8. If the test is successful, click **Update**.