6 SAVING, RESTORING, AND RESETTING NONVOLATILE DATA

 

This chapter describes the nonvolatile (NV) data in the SuperStack™ II

 

Switch 2200 system and how to save, restore, and reset the data.

 

 

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If you want to transfer NV data from one system to another, save the

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system’s NV data and restore it as appropriate. You might also want to save

Nonvolatile Data

a certain configuration of the system for your reference and as a backup.

 

You can also reset system data to its factory-configured values, if necessary.

 

During a save, the contents of NV memory are written out to a disk file. All

 

configurable parameters are saved in nonvolatile memory, including:

System name

FDDI resources settings

System date and time

Bridge and bridge port settings

Passwords

SNMP community string settings

Packet filters

SNMP trap destination configurations

Ethernet port labels

The file also contains the following information, which is used to resolve any inconsistencies when NV data is restored:

Software version number

System ID

Date and time of creation

Data checksums

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