Adaptive Backup; Restoring A Switch Configuration For A Selected Device - Brocade Communications Systems WFT-2D User Manual

Adaptive backup

Adaptive backup is triggered based on fabric discovery and when configuration change events is
received from a switch.
Discovery backup
Switch or fabric discovery automatically triggers discovery backup for all switches in the fabric
which have the correct user credentials.
To discover a switch, refer to
Discovery configuration files display in the Configuration File Manager dialog box with the Backup
Type as Discovery.
Event -triggered backup
Event triggered backup is triggered when the switch undergoes configuration changes and on
reception of audit events in the master log. The frequency of backup collection is every 15 minutes
for all network sizes. The configuration backup will have the Backup Type as Event Triggered.
Triggering backup configuration on events
To trigger the backup configuration on events, complete the following steps.
1. Click the SAN tab.
2. Select Configure > Configuration File > Configuration File Manager.
3. Click the Switch Configurations tab.
4. Select the Trigger Backup on Events check box to collect backup configurations based on the
Stopping collection of event-triggered backup configuration
To stop the triggered backup configuration on events, complete the following steps.
1. Click the SAN tab.
2. Select Configure > Configuration File > Configuration File Manager.
3. Click the Switch Configurations tab.
4. Clear the Trigger Backup on Events check box to stop collecting backup configurations

Restoring a switch configuration for a selected device

The Restore Switch Configuration dialog box enables you to download a previously saved switch
configuration to a selected device.
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The Configuration File Manager dialog box displays.
The Switch Configurations tab of the Configuration File Manager dialog box displays.
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The Configuration File Manager dialog box displays.
The Switch Configurations tab of the Configuration File Manager dialog box displays.
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