4.9 Restoring a Configuration from a Backup

When you redeploy a modified configuration to its instances, a backup of the previous configuration is created. For information about viewing a list of the available backups, see Section 4.8, "Viewing a List of Configuration Backups."

You can restore a configuration from a backup by using either the administration console or the CLI.

Note:

The CLI examples in this section are shown in shell mode (tadm>). For information about invoking the CLI shell, see Section 2.3.1, "Accessing the Command-Line Interface."

Restoring a Configuration from a Backup Using the Administration Console

To restore a configuration from a backup, by using the administration console, do the following:

1. Log in to the administration console, as described in Section 2.3.2, "Accessing the Administration Console."

2. Click the Configurations button that is situated at the upper left corner of the page.

   A list of the available configurations is displayed.

3. Select the configuration for which you want to view a list of backups.

4. In the navigation pane, select Advanced Settings.

   The Advanced Settings page is displayed.

5. Scroll down to the Configuration Backups section of the page.

6. Identify the backup that you want to restore, and click the icon displayed in the Restore column.

Restoring a Configuration from a Backup Using the CLI

To restore a configuration from a backup by using the CLI, run the following command:

tadm> restore-config --config=config_name --verbose --all