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
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Log in to the device as the admin user.
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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).