Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3100 Series Manual page 160

Introduction
BACKUP DATABASE FILE (SEC)
Syntax
BACKUP DATABASE FILE={ destinationfile | unit:destinationfile |
serverpath/destinationfile } [ { TFTP SERVER={ ipaddress | hostname
} | ZMODEM | FTP SERVER={ ipaddress | hostname } USER=userid PASS-
WORD=password } ] [ SOURCE={ FLASH | RAM } ]
Backs up the contents of the system configuration database to a file on an external net-
Description
work server. The newly created file is not user readable or writable. While transfer of
data is in progress, any configuration change caused by any CLI command aborts the
transfer and the backup operation is cancelled.
The following table gives the range of values for each option that can be specified with
Options
this command and a default value (if applicable).
Example
BACKUP DATABASE FILE D104_17JULY2010.DB TFTP SERVER
10.52.65.42
1-130
Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches (Setting Up the Switch)
Option Description
FILE The destination filename to use for creating the backup.
The system does not require the filename to have an
extension, nor does it place restrictions on an extension
(if specified).
Note: If the filename already exists on the destination
media (e.g., SD card, server), the system will overwrite
the contents of that file.
TFTP SERVER The ip address or name of the tftp server.
ZMODEM Specifies the file should be transferred using the ZMO-
DEM protocol.
FTP SERVER The ip address or name of the tftp server.
USER The user id to gain access to the specified server.
PASSWORD The password needed after entering the user id to gain
access to the specified server
SOURCE The source of the database file. It can be directly from
RAM or from the flash memory.
Creating a Text Configuration file
Default Value
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
FLASH