Nortel Networks 4050 manual Configuration menu backup and restore commands, Cfg, Ptcfg protocol

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Table 166 provides more information about the backup and restore commands on the Configuration menu.

Table 166 Configuration menu backup and restore commands

/cfg

followed by:

ptcfg <protocol>

<server> <filename> <passphrase>

Saves the current configuration, including private keys and certificates, to a file on the specified file exchange server. You can later use this file to restore the configuration by using the gtcfg command. You are prompted to provide the following information:

•protocol is the export protocol. Options are tftpftpscpsftp. The default is tftp.

•server is the host name or IP address of the file exchange server.

•filename is the name of the destination file on the file exchange server.

•passphrase is a password phrase required to protect the private keys in the configuration. If you later restore the configuration using the gtcfg command, you will be prompted for this password phrase.

•for FTP, SCP, and SFTP, user name and password

Note: If you have fully separated the Administrator user role from the Certificate Administrator user role, the export passphrase defined by the Certificate Administrator is used to protect the private keys in the configuration, and this is transparent to the user. If you later restore the configuration using the gtcfg command, the Certificate Administrator must enter the correct passphrase. For more information on separating the Administrator user role from the Certificate Administrator user role, see “Adding a new user” on page 360.

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