3Com VCX V7000 Maintenance Manual page 76

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VCX Configuration, some configuration files and directories may be
designated as optional. Optional files and directories are backed up if
present when the
files configured after the backup operation are removed during the
restore operation. Similarly, the content of a directory backup replaces in
full the content of the directory at the time of the restore. This may
include the removal of any extra files which were added since the backup
was created. To avoid losing configuration data, perform a backup
operation whenever you change or add to a VCX system configuration.
To restore a VCX configuration backup file:
1 Log in, using the root account, to the machine hosting the VCX
configuration you want to restore.
2 Enter the following command:
vcx-config-restore [optional-arguments] <backup-filename>
If you do not specify a path for the
looks for the backup file in the current location and then in the
/opt/3com/VCX/backup directory.
The optional arguments include:
— Displays information on command usage.
--help
■
--fullauto
■
automatic mode. In this mode, command execution does not
provide any interactive prompts or queries.
--exclude-os
■
VCX operating system configuration files.
--nobackup
■
backup of the current VCX configuration before restoring the
specified backup file.
For
<backup-filename>
restore. See About the Backup File
When the restore operation completes, all backed-up configuration files
are restored to their proper locations.
During a typical restore operation, command output indicates VCX
services are being stopped. Services will not restart automatically when
the restore completes because additional steps for example, database
restoration) are required.
ONFIGURATION
vcx-config-backup
<backup-filename>
— Specifies that the command should run in
— Restores all VCX configuration files except the
— Specifies that command execution will not create a
, enter the name of the backup file you want to
for a description of backup filenames.
command is executed. Optional
, the command