Chapter 10: Web Manager Administration Menu Options 101
8. Click apply changes.
Expert - Administration - Backup Configuration
An administrator can select Expert - Administration - Backup Config to configure backups of
configuration files and restore saved backups.
NOTE: Use an FTP server to save and retrieve the console server configuration. For the backup configuration to
work, the FTP server must be on the same subnet. Ensure that it is accessible from the console server by
pinging the FTP server.
To back up or restore the configuration files using an FTP server [Expert]:
1. Select Expert - Administration - Boot Configuration. The Boot Configuration screen appears.
2. Select FTP from the Type pull-down menu.
3. Enter the IP address of the FTP server in the Server IP field.
4. Enter the directory path on the FTP server where you have write permissions in the Path and
Filename field. Enter the filename after the directory path. For example,
/upload/
zvmppccs.0720_qa.acs-k26
.
5. Enter the username and password provided by your system administrator for the FTP server.
6. To backup a copy of the current configuration files, press the Save button.
7. To download a previously saved copy of the configuration files, press the Load button.
8. Reboot the system. See Expert - Administration - Reboot on page 103 for details.
Table 10.7: Expert - Administration Backup Configuration Fields and Options
Field Definition
Server IP IP address of an FTP server on the same subnet as the console server. (Verify
accessibility by pinging the FTP server.)
Path and Filename Path of a directory on the FTP server where you have write access for saving the
backup copy of the configuration file. Specify a filename if you wish to save the
file under another name. For example, to save the configuration file
zvmppccs.0720_qa.acs-k26 in a directory called /upload on the FTP server, you
would enter the following in the Path and Filename field:
/upload/zvmppccs.0720_qa.acs-k26
Username and Password Obtain the username and password to use from the FTP server administrator.
Save Saves the configuration.
Load Downloads a previously saved copy of the configuration file from the selected
device.
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