Backup and Restore a System Controller
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6800b-sc0:SC> help dumpconfig
dumpconfig -- save the system controller configuration to a server
Usage: dumpconfig [-t] -f <URL>
dumpconfig -h
Writes the system controller configuration to a server.
Data files: <schostname>.nvci and <schostname>.tod
By default, configuration data saved are to be password encrypted.
User will be prompted to enter the password for encryption.
The encrypted data are not recoverable without the same password
given for decryption.
-t -- dump data without encryption
-f -- specify a URL to write the data
<URL> -- the directory to store the data files
supported protocol: FTP
ftp://[<userid>:<password>@]<hostname>/<path>
-h -- display this help message
6800b-sc0:SC>
restoreconfig
Command
6800b-sc0:SC> help restoreconfig
Usage: restoreconfig [-y|-n] -f <URL>
restoreconfig -h
Restore the system controller state based on the two data files:
<schostname>.nvci and <schostname>.tod at the specified URL.
The process requires that all domains be off and the system controller
will be rebooted when the configuration is restored.
The date in the platform and each domain will need to be set after the
configuration is restored.
By default, the configuration data stored are encrypted. They are
not recoverable without the same password as used for encryption.
In case the data retrieved are encrypted, user will be prompted
to enter the password for decryption.
-f -- specify a URL to restore from