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Oracle® ZFS Storage Appliance Customer Service Manual

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Updated: March 2017
 
 

Backing Up the Configuration

The configuration backup function enables an administrator to:

  • Back up the appliance configuration, consisting of system metadata only (such as the network configuration, local users and roles, service settings, and other appliance metadata).

  • Restore a previously saved configuration from a backup.

  • Export a saved configuration, as a plain file, so that it may be stored on an external server, or included in a backup of a share on the appliance itself.

  • Import a saved configuration that was previously exported from this system or another system, making it available for a restore operation.

To back up the configuration and manage the backups, use these tasks:

  • Creating a Configuration Backup - BUI, CLI

  • Restoring from a Saved Configuration - BUI, CLI

  • Deleting a Saved Configuration - BUI, CLI

  • Exporting a Saved Configuration - BUI, CLI

  • Importing a Saved Configuration - BUI, CLI

  • Viewing Appliance Configurations - BUI, CLI

To understand configuration backups, use these topics: