Patton electronic SmartNode 4110 Series manual Remote memory regions for SmartWare

SmartWare Software Configuration Guide 6 • Configuration file handling

Copying configurations to and from a remote storage location

Configuration files can be copied from local memory (persistent or volatile region) to a remote data store. From within SmartWare, the remote TFTP server is represented by the memory region tftp: in combination with the IP address of the TFTP server and the name and path of the configuration file. We will explain the usage of the remote memory region tftp: in the following section more detailed. Another typical task is uploading the current running configuration to the remote data store for backup purpose, or if an extensive configuration file is to be edited on the remote host. In this case the running configuration, named running-config, which is to be found in the volatile memory region system: is transferred to the TFTP server. On the TFTP server the running configura- tion is stored to a file whose name is defined as one of the arguments of the copy command.

Configuration File Upload	Store the current Running	Remote Memory
		Regions
	Configuration remotely

Remote (TFTP Server)

Local (Intelligent Access Device)

tftp:

• Configuration Files

• Batchfiles for

System Image

download

Persistent
	nvram:
• Factory
	Configuration
	“factory-config”
	(read-only)
• Startup
	Configuration
	“startup-config”
•	User specific
	Configuration
	“user-config”

Volatile

system:

•current Running Configuration “running-config”

Configuration File Download

Figure 12. Remote memory regions for SmartWare

Finally, configuration files, i.e. the startup configuration or a user-specific configuration that is stored in the persistent memory region nvram: are often uploaded to the remote data store for backup, edit or cloning pur- poses. The latter procedure is very helpful when you have several SmartNode devices, each using a configura- tion which does not greatly differ from the others, or which is the same for all devices. During the configuration of the first SmartNode according to your requirements, the running configuration of this device, named running-configand located in the volatile memory region system:, is edited. Next, the configuration is tested and if everything is as required, the running configuration is copied as startup configuration, named star- tup-config, into the persistent memory region nvram: of the target device. After this, the startup configuration is transferred to the TFTP server, where it can be distributed to other SmartNode devices. These devices therefore get clones of the starting system if the configuration does not need any modifications.

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