Create a Backup of the Switch Configuration (Oracle ILOM CLI)

At times, you might want to back up the switch configuration so that you have a copy to revert to if needed. For example, before starting an upgrade, you might want to back up the existing configuration. When you backup the configuration, it is kept in a separate file on the SP.

1. Set the passphrase for the backup.

   -> set /SP/config passphrase=phrase
   

   where phrase is an alphanumeric string. For example, type:

   -> set /SP/config passphrase=user1234
   Set 'passphrase' to 'user1234'
   ->
   

2. Back up the configuration.

   -> set /SP/config dump_uri=URI 
   

   where URI is the uniform resource indicator.

   For example, to dump the configuration as the my.config file to the /opt/dump directory on a server with IP address 123.45.67.89 using the SCP protocol, type:

   -> set /SP/config dump_uri=scp://root:changeme@123.45.67.89/opt/dump/my.config
   Dump successful.
   ->
   

   The configuration is backed up as the my.config XML file.

Related Information

• Oracle ILOM CLI Overview

• Getting Oracle ILOM Help (Oracle ILOM CLI)

• Backed Up Switch Configuration Information

• Restore the Configuration (Oracle ILOM CLI)

• Display the Switch Configuration Snapshot (Oracle ILOM CLI)