Lantronix
ION x6010 User Guide
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5 Operation
General
This section describes x6010 non-configuration operations (e.g., Backup, Restore, Reset, Upgrade,
Reboot, Replace, etc.).
Backup and Restore Operations (Provisioning)
Through the Web interface you can back up and restore the configuration information for the IONMM
and any or all of the NIDs in the ION system.
A Backup
is used to get the SIC card running configuration, convert it to CLI commands, and save those
CLI commands into the backup file. The backup file is stored in the IONMM.
Note
: Lantronix recom-
mends as a “best practice” to back up each SIC card’s configuration after it is fully configured, so that in
the event of an error or hardware failure, the configuration can be easily and rapidly restored.
A Restore
is used to send the CLI commands in the configuration file to a SIC after removing the current
SIC running configuration. If a problem causes the SIC card configuration restoration to stop (e.g., due to
a lost network connection between the PC host and Agent card) the SIC card will use the previous con-
figuration to run the traffic. If the IONMM card is downloading the restore configuration data to the SIC
card, and the SIC card is physically removed from the chassis, the SIC card will use the factory default
configuration setting when it is re-inserted into the chassis.
Lantronix recommends that you to enter a “
show card info
” CLI command to view the NID’s current
configuration before a backup/restore operation to verify the desired configuration settings. There are
several CLI
show
commands that allow you to display (show) information about a SIC card’s configura-
tion. For a complete description of these and other CLI commands see “
Section 6: Command Line Inter-
face (CLI) Reference”.
Note
: Disable the DHCP client for each device that you backup/restore.
IMPORTANT
Doing a reboot, restart or upgrade of the IONMM, a power restart of the chassis, or a reset to
factory removes temporary files (e.g. configuration backup files, Syslog file). A Factory Reset also
removes the permanent settings (e.g. configuration files, HTTPS certification file, SSH key).
For more information on how the Reboot, Reset, and Power Off functions impact stored files, see:
•
Table 17.
Back Up and Restore File Content and Location
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Table 18.
File Status after a Reset to Factory Defaults
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Table 19.
File Content and Location after a System Reboot
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Table 20.
File Content and Location after a Firmware Upgrade
