Cabletron Systems ZX-250 Backing UP and Restoring Switch Configurations, Path /backdir/config-1

4 SWITCH ADMINISTRATION

This chapter contains software and hardware administrative tasks that you may need to perform on your SmartCell ZX-250. Administrative tasks include:

UBacking up switch configuration

UCreating routes and connecting switches

UUsing switch events and alarms

UCreating PVC connections

UManaging switch traffic

UUsing low-level boot load switch commands

UUpgrading switch software

USaving switch core dumps to a TFTP server

UDisassembling the switch for component upgrade or replacement

UAdding or replacing a ZX-250r power supply

UChecking and replacing fuses

4.1BACKING UP AND RESTORING SWITCH CONFIGURATIONS

Once your SmartCell ZX-250 ATM switch is up and running (or you have made extensive changes to the configuration), you should back up the switch configuration. If the flash RAM gets formatted or corrupted, you can restore the switch configuration from the backup file.

2p›F The backup command backs up only the configuration files. It does not back up an image of the switch’s operating software.

To perform a back up or restore, you must have TFTP server software running on an end station that’s reachable by the SmartCell ZX-250. The backup command copies the configuration files on the switch to a directory specified by the TFTP server software. Often, this directory is /tftpboot; however, it may be different with your TFTP server software. Backup file names can be anything. Both the target backup directory and its file must exist and have appropriate read/write permissions for the backup to complete successfully.

The backup command prompts you for the IP address of the TFTP server end station, the backup path, and the name of the file within which you are saving the configuration. For example, if the IP address of the TFTP server end station is 90.1.1.100, and you want to save the switch configuration in the file named config-1 under the directory /back_dir, enter the following:

SmartCell ZX# backup switch

ServerIP() : 90.1.1.100

Path() : /back_dir/config-1

SmartCell ZX#

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