Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3100 Series Manual page 927

Database Management
The user can restore the original configuration database using the RESTORE DATABASE command, provided
that it had been previously backed up, or by rebuilding it manually using CLI commands.
Example of the PURGE DATABASE command:
officer SEC> PURGE DATABASE FORCE
Command has been submitted
PURGE DATABASE - success
Use of the PURGE DATABASE command can cause network outages. After the PURGE DATABASE
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completes, TELNET will be disabled.
8.12.2.4 Restore Database
The user can replace the current system database with a database that has earlier been backed up to a network
server. The user should be aware of backward compatibility criteria for system releases. This operation is per-
formed using the RESTORE DATABASE command.
The normal flow of commands would be:
Execute the RESTORE DATABASE command
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The system will reboot after the RESTORE DATABASE command is completed.
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8.12.2.5 Database Transaction Failure
If a requested database transaction fails to successfully complete:
A warning message will be output to the user's CLI session indicating that the command the user entered
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will be executed, but the transaction will not be recorded in the database.
A major alarm will be raised.
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A log will be generated. The log message will read "Database transaction failure".
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