Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3100 Series User Manual

Introduction Creating a Text Configuration file
Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches (Setting Up the Switch)
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Since the configuration file has usually been written to a remote server, the RESTORE CONFIG command will
automatically transfer the file from the remote server to the onboard flash file system, and then reboot the sys-
tem using the transferred file.
Note: Once the text configuration file has finished running, the system will purge its current database and
reboot using the configuration reflected in the text configuration file. The user can stop this from
occurring using the STOP CONFIG file, as explained below.
Note: RESTORE DATABASE would be the preferred recovery method if the user is replacing the CFC that
has a flash failure with a known good CFC, and they had backed up from RAM to create the database
file. RESTORE CONFIG can be used if no trusted database file is available on the remote server but a
trusted config file is available. However, RESTORE CONFIG recovers a system slower than RESTORE
DATABASE.
The following procedure shows the commands used to restore a previously generated configuration, which was
created via the BACKUP CONFIG located on flash.
1.9.3.3 Stopping a Backup/Restore in Progress
Both the BACKUP and RESTORE commands take several minutes to execute, and the user may wish to stop
the command before it is complete. The command to do this is STOP CONFIG and it has the following effect:
TABLE 1-21 Procedure for Restoring the Config
Step Command Description/Notes
Initiate the restore.
1
restore config file D104_17July2010.cfg Overwrites the current configuration of the
system based on the contents of the configura-
tion file named “D104_17July2010.cfg“ (located
on the local flash).
Note the warning, and type “y” to continue with database restore.
2
Database will be cleared and system will reboot. The system may become inaccessible. Restore
configuration (Y/N)? y
View status of database restore.
3
Command has been submitted
Info (020148): Restore configuration successfully requested.
Info (033756): Database purge succeeded; automatically rebooting...
After system reboots, log back into system.
4
User Access Verification
Username:
Password:

Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3100 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Allied Telesis
Model	SwitchBlade x3100 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English