FibeAir IP-20C/S/E
User Guide
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15.5
Backing Up and Restoring Configurations (CLI)
You can import and export IP-20 configuration files. This enables you to copy
the system configuration to multiple IP-20 units. You can also backup and save
configuration files.
Configuration files can only be copied between units of the same type,
i.e., IP-20C to IP-20C, IP-20S to IP-20S, and IP-20E to IP-20E.
Note that you can also write CLI scripts that will automatically execute a series
of commands when the configuration file is restored. For information, refer to
Editing CLI Scripts (CLI).
This section includes:
Configuration Management Overview (CLI)
Setting the Configuration Management Parameters (CLI)
Backing up and Exporting a Configuration File (CLI)
Importing and Restoring a Configuration File (CLI)
15.5.1
Configuration Management Overview (CLI)
System configuration files consist of a zip file that contains three components:
A binary configuration file used by the system to restore the configuration.
A text file which enables users to examine the system configuration in a
readable format. The file includes the value of all system parameters at the
time of creation of the backup file.
An additional text file which enables you to write CLI scripts in order to
make desired changes in the backed-up configuration. This file is executed
by the system after restoring the configuration.
The system provides three restore points to manage different configuration
files. Each restore point contains a single configuration file. Files can be added
to the restore points by creating backups of the current system state or by
importing them from an external server. For example, you may want to use
one restore point to keep a last good configuration, another to import changes
from an external server, and the third to store the current configuration.
You can apply a configuration file to the system from any of the restore points.
You must configure from 1 to 3 restore points:
When you import a configuration file, the file is saved to the selected
restore point, and overwrites whichever file was previously held in that
restore point.
When you export a configuration file, the file is exported from the selected
restore point.
When you back up the current configuration, the backup configuration file
is saved to the selected restore point, and overwrites whichever file was
previously held in that restore point.
When you restore a configuration, the configuration file in the selected
restore point is the file that is restored.