14.2.2 Backup/restore procedure using backup/restore command

(1) Backup of device information

Create a backup by using the backup command at a time when the switch is running normally. Backup command-files the running software and device information together and stores them in the on-chip flash memory, MC,, or external FTP servers.

Note that the backup command does not save the following information:

• Operation log entries and other log entries displayed by the show logging command

• Dump files and other error information saved internally

• Files created or saved by a user in a home directory set for that user account

(2) Restoring Device Information

To recover from a backup file created with backup command, use restore command.

Restore command updates the instrument software using the software update files stored in the backup file. At completion, the Switch restarts automatically, and the restoration is continued.

Note the following points when you execute the restore command:

• Restore the information from a backup file created on a switch that has the same model name as the Switch you are restoring the information to.

  Check the Model name given in the result displayed by the show version command.

• Make sure that the software version of the switch on which you take the backup is supported by the switch to which you are restoring the information.

• Make sure that the user account set for the switch is the same as that included in the backup file (the user name and also the order of the user addition/deletion are the same). If the user accounts differ from each other, you will be unable to perform file operations after restoration.