File Backup And Restoration - 3Com 4500 PWR 26-Port Configuration Manual

Con figuration File Backup and Restoration
Introd uction to Configuration File Backup and Restoration
Formerly, you can only back up and restore the configuration file of the units one by one in a fabric
system.
By using the configuration file b
configuration files in the whole fabric as well as in a specific unit.
In the backup process, the s
configuration file, and then uploads the file to the TFTP server. In th
downloads the startup configuration file from
The configurations of different un
on the TFTP server. These configuration files form the startup c

File Backup and Restoration

C onfiguration prerequisites
Before performing the following operatio
The relevant units
The TFTP server is started
A route exists between the TF
Configuration procedure
F ollow these ste ps to back up and
To do...
Back up the current
configuration of a specified unit
Back up the current
configuration of the whole
fabric system
Restore the startup
configuration of a specified unit
Restore the startup
configuration of the whole
fabric system
ackup and restoration feature, you can easily back up and restore the
ystem first saves the current configuration of a unit to the startup
the TFTP server to the local unit.
its in the fabric system can be saved in different .cfg configuration files
ns, you must first ensu
support TFT P client.
TP server and
restore configuration file:
Use the command...
backup unit unit-id
current-configurati
{ dest-addr | dest-ho
filename.cfg
backup fabric
current-configuration to
{ dest-addr | dest-ho
filename.cfg
restore unit unit-id
startup-configuration from
{ source-addr |
source-hostname }
filename.cfg
restore fabric
startup-configuration from
{ source-addr |
source-hostname }
filename.cfg
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e restore process, the system
onfiguration of the whole fabric.
re that:
TFTP client.
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