Data Center Fabric Manager Professional Plus User Manual - Supporting DCFM 10.3.x (53-1001356-01, October 2009)

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Restoring a switch configuration for a selected device
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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.
To restore a switch configuration, complete the following steps.
1. Right-click a device in the Product List or the Connectivity Map, and select Configuration >
Restore.
The Restore Switch Configuration dialog box is displayed .
2. Select the switch configuration you want to download from the Saved Switch Configurations
table.
3. Click OK.
The configuration is downloaded to the device. If necessary, the restoration process prompts
you to disable and reboot the device before the configuration begins. This lets you determine
whether the configuration backup should be performed immediately or at a later time.
When you restore a switch configuration on a Virtual Fabrics-configured chassis, the
configuration data for the logical switches is downloaded to the switch as configured in the file.
When you restore a switch configuration on a logical switch, only the selected logical switch
configuration data is downloaded to the switch.
Backing up a switch configuration
NOTE
The Enhanced Group Management (EGM) license must be activated on a switch to perform this
procedure and to use the supportSave module.
If a periodic backup is scheduled at the SAN level, that backup will apply to all switches from all
fabrics discovered. Any new fabrics being discovered are automatically added to the list of fabrics
to be backed up.
NOTE
If a backup is scheduled for more than one fabric and some of the fabrics contain common
members, the backup will include the unique switch configuration values obtained from the fabrics.
You can schedule a backup of one or more switch configurations. The configuration files are stored
in the Management application database.
1. Right-click a device in the Product List or the Connectivity Map, and select Configuration >
Schedule Backup.
The Schedule Backup of Switch Configurations dialog box is displayed.
2. Click the Enable scheduled backup check box.
3. Set the Schedule parameters. These include the following:
- The desired Frequency for backup operations (daily, weekly, monthly).
- The Start Date (day, month, and year), and Start Time (hour, minute).
- The maximum age allowed before you Purge Backups.