Restoring Configuration Data

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About this task

Note: IBM service typically performs this operation and it is recommended that you do not make any changes.

Procedure

  1. Click Backup/Restore from Figure 1. You see Figure 1 .
  2. Click Restore Console Configuration Data. You see the screen shown in Figure 1.
    Figure 1. Restore Configuration Data Screen
  3. Select Restore from CD or Restore from USB device. Confirm that the CD is inserted in the drive or that the USB device is attached.
    Note: To connect a USB device to the TSSC model, you must disconnect the DVD optical drive plugged into Port 4 (if one is connected). Then, plug the USB device into Port 4. Refer to Figure 6 or Figure 7 for port locations.
    – – OR – –

    If you are restoring configuration data to the default settings, select Restore to factory defaults.

    – – OR – –

    If you are restoring configuration data from a remote host, select Restore from remote host. You can use the default remote host IP address or you can type in a different address, such as the one you would have recorded in Step 3.

    Figure 2. Restore Remote Host. In the Remote host field, add the IP address that you recorded in Step 3.
    Restore Console Configuration Data Screen
  4. In the Remote host input area, type the host IP address that you recorded in Step 3.
  5. Click Restore the Selected Configuration Data to begin the Restore.
    Another dialog box appears, which informs you of the success of the previous operation, and informs you that the system console must be rebooted to complete the restore operation.
    Note: If a USB storage device was connected to Port 4, then remove the USB storage device and reconnect the DVD optical drive into Port 4 (if one is connected).
    Note: When you select OK to continue, the system console reboots without further warning!

    However, to close any open applications and reboot the system manually, select Cancel. Your new configuration settings are not fully in effect until the system console reboots. Remove the CD if you installed one.

  6. If you chose Cancel as is mentioned in Step 5 , you need to perform the following steps to reboot the system console:
    1. Click Close this window to close the Restore Console Configuration Data screen.
    2. Click File > Exit to exit the browser.
    3. Right-click from anywhere in the Desktop to view the Main Menu.
    4. Select Restart Console. The restored configuration data is available after the system console restarts.