Coyote Point Systems Equalizer GX Series, Administration Manual

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System Settings
Backup and Restore
The Backup feature allows you to back up an Equalizer’s user-configured objects and parameters
to a file that can be uploaded and later restored to another Equalizer. Backup files may be
uploaded to an FTP site or saved locally.
The Restore feature allows you to restored a previous backup file containing user-configured
objects and parameters to another Equalizer. Restored files may be uploaded to an Equalizer
through FTP or from a locally saved backup file.
On boot, Equalizer looks for a unique local peer definition in the configuration file by comparing
the System ID found in each peer definition to all available licenses:
If a unique local peer definition is found, the System ID found in the local peer definition is
compared against the System ID being used by the running system. If they do not match (as in
the case where a backup file from one Equalizer is being restored on another Equalizer), the
configuration file is modified to reflect the System ID of the running system and the signature is
re-generated. If they do match, the configuration is not modified.
If a unique local peer definition is not found, then all peer definitions are removed from the
configuration file and a new local peer definition is generated. This behavior is the same behavior
that occurs if Equalizer is booted and there are no peer definitions found in the configuration file
(which happens, for example, when the system is reset to factory defaults).
Restore features are available through the GUI and through eqcli.
Restore Notes
1. eqcli restore of a backup archive from a local directory is not supported.
2. When restoring a backup archive created on an Equalizer other than the one you are restor-
ing, all IP addresses (clusters, servers, failover IP addresses, VLAN IP addresses, etc.) will
be instantiated as-is from the backup archive. Consequently, if the unit on which the backup
archive was created is connected to the network, IP conflicts will arise. You must correct
the IP address conflicts before configuring the restored unit into failover, or issues (such as
core dumps) will occur.
3. If a backup was performed on a system with more interfaces than exist on the system on
which it is being restored, full connectivity will not be restored if a VLAN specifies a port
that does not exist on the system on which it is being restored. Connectivity can only be
restored for vlans that specify ports that exist on the system on which they are being
restored.
4. When a backup is restored on a system: -- Any valid licenses present on that system are
preserved. The licenses in the backup file are discarded. If there are no valid licenses on
that system, the licenses in the backup file are restored.
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