Restore The Device Configuration - Digi IX20 User Manual

System administration
2. In the Configuration backup section:
a. (Optional) To encrypt the configuration using a passphrase, for Passphrase
(save/restore), enter the passphrase.
b. Click SAVE.
The file will be downloaded using your browser's standard download process.
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Command line
1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions > Open Console, or log into the IX20
local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.
2. Enter the following:
> system backup path [passphrase passphrase] type type
where
path is the location on the IX20's filesystem where the configuration backup file should
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be saved.
passphrase (optional) is a passphrase used to encrypt the configuration backup.
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type is the type of backup, either:
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archive: Creates a binary archive file containing the device's configuration,
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certificates and keys, and other information.
cli-config: Creates a text file containing only the configuration changes.
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For example:
> system backup /etc/config/scripts/ type archive
3. (Optional) Use scp to copy the file from your device to another host:
> scp host hostname-or-ip user username remote remote-path local local-
path to remote
where:
hostname-or-ip is the hostname or IP address of the remote host.
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username is the name of the user on the remote host.
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remote-path is the location on the remote host where the file will be copied.
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local-path is the path and filename on the IX20 device.
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For example:
> scp host 192.168.4.1 user admin remote /home/admin/bin/ local
/etc/config/backup-archive-0040FF800120-19.05.17-19.01.17.bin to remote

Restore the device configuration

You can restore a configuration file to your IX20 device by using a backup from the device, or a backup
from a similar device.
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Web
IX20 User Guide
Configuration files
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