3Com SuperStack 3 3870 Getting Started Manual page 50

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Backing Up Configuration Settings Using SNMP
Follow these steps to back up configuration settings using SNMP:
1 Right click the Switch and select "Backup...".
2 Follow the instruction in the Device Backup Wizard to select the device
for which to back up configuration settings.
3 Enter the name of the configuration file to upload, and follow the
subsequent instructions to initiate the backup operation.
The Network Director indicates the status of the file transfer process, and
notifies you when the transfer has been completed.
4 Mark the "Show summary report" option, and click OK.
A list of all successful backups made using the Network Director is
displayed.
5 If you select the "view backup" option, the configuration settings are
displayed in a modified XML format used by the Network Director. If you
want the view the configuration file in the standard ASCII format used by
the Switch itself, locate the *.stack backup file specified at the end of this
display, stored in the Program Files\3Com\Network Director\backups
directory, and open it with any standard text editing tool.
Restoring Configuration Settings Using SNMP
Follow these steps to restore configuration settings using SNMP:
1 Right click the Switch and select "Restore...".
2 Follow the instructions in the Device Restore Wizard to select a backup
file from the list of backups previously made for this device, and click
Finish to start the restore operation.
The Network Director indicates the status of the file transfer process,
notifies you that the device is rebooting, and then displays a message
indicating that the restore process has been completed.
3 Mark the "Show summary report" option, and click OK.
The Device Summary Report displays basic information including the
name of the configuration file and the device to which it was restored.