Backing up the configuration

About this task

It is recommended that you back up the configuration on a regular basis to ensure that a complete configuration is available for downloading to a replacement switch.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the device as the admin user.
  2. Back up the device configuration to an FTP server by entering the configUpload command as shown in the following example.
    device:FID128:admin> configupload
    Protocol (scp, ftp, sftp, local) [sftp]:
    Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.0.0.0
    User Name [user]: MyUserID
    Path/Filename [<home dir>/config.txt]: home/dumps/config.fid100.txt
    Password: ***********
    Section (all|chassis|FID# [all]):
    configUpload complete: All selected config parameters are uploaded
    2020/03/05-23:57:59, [CONF-1001], 130, FID 128, INFO, device, configUpload completed successfully for all.

    This command uploads the device configuration to the server, making it available for downloading to a replacement device if necessary.

    Note: If Virtual Fabrics (VF) is enabled, you must enter configupload -vf command only once to upload configuration for the virtual fabric (all logical switches configured on the device).