Back Up a Switch Configuration (Toolbox CLI)

The backup operation copies the backup file to every switch in the Toolbox CLI fabric configuration file.

• In the Toolbox CLI, back up the switch configuration..

  [toolbox-cli] set config backup switch=name|all

  where name is the host name of the switch hosting the Subnet Manager. For example, to back up the switch with host name nsn178-158, type:

  [toolbox-cli] set config backup switch=nsn178-158
  passphrase: passphrase
  The backup will use passphrase 'p******'. Do you want to continue? (y/n): y
  ilom-admin password: password
  Copying ilom backup from nsn178-158 to nsn178-159... [OK]
  Copying ilom backup from nsn178-158 to nsn178-157... [OK]
  [toolbox-cli]

  For example, to back up all switches in the toolbox fabric configuration file, type:

  [toolbox-cli] set config backup all
  passphrase: passphrase
  The backup will use passphrase 'w***************'. Do you want to continue? (y/n): y
  ilom-admin password: password
  Copying ilom backup from nsn178-158 to nsn178-159... [OK]
  Copying ilom backup from nsn178-158 to nsn178-157... [OK]
  Copying ilom backup from nsn178-159 to nsn178-158... [OK]
  Copying ilom backup from nsn178-159 to nsn178-157... [OK]
  Copying ilom backup from nsn178-157 to nsn178-158... [OK]
  Copying ilom backup from nsn178-157 to nsn178-159... [OK]
  [toolbox-cli]

Related Information

• Start the Toolbox CLI

• config Object Commands

• Display Switch Information (Toolbox CLI)

• Display Switch Backups (Toolbox CLI)

• Disable a Switch (Toolbox CLI)

• Restore a Switch (Toolbox CLI)