HP N1200 - StorageWorks Network Storage Router, User'S And Service Manual

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7 Using the FTP interface
This chapter describes specific management options available from the FTP interface. For an overview of
using the other management interfaces available, see ” N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router
management ” on page 27.
Backup/restore configuration settings
The network storage router supports backup and restore of configuration settings over FTP. This allows
users to maintain multiple setting configurations externally from the network storage router and to be able
to restore any of the configurations as needed. When backing up, configurations are saved from flash to
a binary file.
Configuration backup procedure
1. Connect the network storage router to the Ethernet network used by your computer.
2. Start your FTP program using the network storage router’s IP address:
ftp < IP address >
IMPORTANT: The network settings set to use DHCP need to be set to default. If the IP address is not
known, use the serial interface to obtain the network settings. See ” Setting up serial port communications ”
on page 18.
NOTE: You may also need to specify the directory location on your computer or network where your FTP
program will store the backup file.
3. Enter the user name and password. The default values for user name and password are
root
for the
user name and
password
for the password.
4. Specify binary mode:
bin
5. Specify the filename ( .
cfg
file) with the
get
command:
get filename .cfg
(where “
filename .cfg
” can be any name for the configuration file.)
The file will transfer to the current directory specified on your computer’s FTP utility. If running FTP from
a DOS or Linux command line, the destination directory can be set using the lcd command (ex.
lcd
c:\myCfg
).
NOTE: World Wide Name (WWN) values and Ethernet physical address (MAC address) values will not
be saved. Because user defined values for these settings are not retained in the configuration backup file,
they must be re-entered after the configuration is restored.
Configuration restore procedure
1. Connect the network storage router to the Ethernet network used by your computer.
2. Start your FTP program using the network storage router’s IP address:
ftp < IP address >
IMPORTANT: The network settings set to use DHCP need to be set to default. If the IP address is not
known, use the serial interface to obtain the network settings. See ” Setting up serial port communications ”
on page 18.