You can export security group rules to JSON or CSV files for local backup.
Procedure
- Log on to the ECS console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
- In the top navigation bar, select a region.
- On the Security Groups page, find the security group for which you want to export security group rules and
click Add Rules in the Actions column.
- Click Export Rules and select JSON Format or CSV Format to download and save the rules to a local file.
- JSON Format
A JSON file must adhere to the following naming conventions: ecs_${region_id}_${groupID}.json.
If regionID is set to
cn-qingdao and
groupID is set to
sg-123, the name of exported JSON file is
ecs_cn-qingdao_sg-123.json.
- CSV Format
A CSV file must adhere to the following naming conventions: ecs_sgRule_${groupID}_${region_id}_${time}.csv.
If regionID is set to cn-qingdao, groupID is set to sg-123, and time is set to 2020-01-20, the name of the exported CSV file is ecs_sgRule_sg-123_cn-qingdao_2020-01-20.csv.