Backing Up And Restoring Over The Cli - 3Com SuperStack 3 3870 Getting Started Manual

46 C 3: S
HAPTER ETTING
Backing Up and
Restoring over the
CLI
U M
P FOR ANAGEMENT
3 When the Save Configuration dialogue box opens, enter the IP address of
the TFTP server and the name of the configuration file to upload.
4 Click OK, and wait for the Switch to display a message indicating that the
file has been successfully saved.
Restoring Configuration Settings over the Web Interface
Follow these steps to restore configuration settings over the Web
interface:
1 (Optional Step) If you are restoring configuration settings in an attempt to
resolve system configuration errors, 3Com recommends that you first
reset the Switch to its factory defaults. To do this, select System ->
Control -> Initialize in the Navigation Tree, and click OK.
2 Select System -> Backup Configuration -> Restore in the Navigation
Tree.
3 When the Restore Configuration dialogue box opens, enter the IP address
of the TFTP server and the name of the configuration file to download.
4 Click OK, and wait for the Switch to download the configuration file. The
Switch displays a message indicating that the process to restore the
configuration file is in progress. The TFTP server indicates when the
download process has been completed. The Switch then resets itself.
Before initiating any file transfer operation over the network, perform the
following preliminary tasks:
Ping the TFTP server from the Switch's CLI using the protocol ip
■
ping command to ensure that it can be accessed from your Switch.
Configure your TFTP server by setting the upload/download directory,
■
enabling file uploads, and enabling overwriting of existing files as
required.
Backing Up Configuration Settings over the CLI
Follow these steps to back up configuration settings over the CLI:
1 At the top-level menu, enter system backupConfig save.
2 Enter the IP address of the TFTP server and the name of the configuration
file to upload.
3 Click OK, and wait for the Switch to display a message indicating that the
file has been successfully saved.