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Chapter3 Getting Started with CMS Restoring Your Configuration
Restoring Your Configuration
After you save a switch configuration, you can restore the configuration to one or more switches for these
reasons:
•You made an incorrect change to the current running configuration and want to reload a saved
configuration.
•You need to reload a switch after a switch failure or power failure.
•You want to copy the configuration of a switch to other switches.
For CMS procedures for restoring a switch configuration, refer to the online help.
CMS Preferences
When you exit from CMS, your CMS preferences are saved to your PC in a file called .cms_properties.
You can copy this file to other PCs. The file is stored in a default configuration directory, such as
C:\Documents and Settings\username. If you cannot locate the CMS preferences file, select
Start > Search > For Files or Folders..., and search for .cms_properties.
Note In previous CMS versions, the preferences were saved in Flash memory when you exited from CMS.
Using Different Versions of CMS
When managing switch clusters through CMS, remember that clusters can have a mix of switch models
using different IOS releases and that CMS in earlier IOS releases an d on diff erent switch plat forms might
look and function differently from CMS in this IOS release.
When you select Device> Device Manager for a clust er m em ber, a new browser sessi on i s laun ch ed ,
and the CMS version for that switch is displayed.
Here are examples of how CMS can differ between IOS releases and switch platforms:
•On Catalyst switches running Release 12.0(5)WC2 or earlier or Release 12.1(6)EA1 or earlier, the
CMS versions in those software releases might appear similar but are not the same as this release.
For example, the Topology view in this release is not the same as the Topology view or Cluster View
in those earlier software releases.
•CMS on the Catalyst 1 900 and Catalyst 2820 switches is referred to as Switch Manager. Cluster
management options are not available on these switches. This is the earliest version of CMS.
Refer to the documentation specific to the switch and its IOS release for descriptions of the CMS version
you are using.