Backing Up The Configuration - Dell M8428-K Hardware Reference Manual

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Backing up the configuration

5. You can enter the ag ––modeShow command to ensure that the module is in NPIV mode.

Backing up the configuration

Perform these steps to back up the switch module configuration to an FTP server.
1. Open a Telnet or SSH session to the switch module.
2. Enter the following command to upload the basic configuration of the switch module:
3. Follow the prompts to upload the configuration.
4. When the upload completes, enter the following command to access the CEE CLI:
5. Enter the following command to upload the current CEE configuration:
These commands upload the switch module configurations to the server, making it available for
downloading to a replacement switch module if necessary.
Dell recommends backing up the configuration on a regular basis to ensure that a complete
configuration is available for downloading to a replacement switch module.
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ag --modeShow
The response should be:
Access Gateway mode is enabled.
You can also enter the ag ––mapshow command to display the F_Port to N_Port mapping.
Enter ag ––help command to display a list of all NPIV actions.
configUpload
You are then presented with a series of prompts.
cmsh
copy running-config ftp://[username@server/path]
You are then prompted for a password.
When you enter the password, the copy procedure begins.
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