4.8.1.2 Backing Up Settings on a Switch with 1.1.3-2 Firmware

The following procedure describes how to back up a switch with 1.1.3-2 firmware. The backup only needs to be done once after the switch has been initially configured with the right settings.

1. Navigate to the switch ILOM URL in a browser. For example: http://dbm002-i1.us.example.com.
2. Log in as the ilom-admin user.
3. Select the Maintenance tab.
4. Select the Backup/Restore tab.
5. Select the Backup operation and the Browser method.
6. Enter a passphrase. This is used to encrypt sensitive information, such as user passwords, in the backup.
7. Click Run, and save the resulting XML file in a secure location.
8. Log in to the Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 switch as the root user.
9. Use the scp command to copy the following files:

   • Network configuration: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

   • DNS information: /etc/resolv.conf

   • NTP information: /etc/ntp.conf

   • Time zone information: /etc/localtime

   • openSM settings: /etc/opensm/opensm.conf

   • Host name: /etc/sysconfig/network

   • root SSH keys: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys

   • nm2user SSH keys (if it exists): /home/nm2user/.ssh/authorized_keys

10. Run the hostname command, and then save the output. This is done in case the host name is not set in the /etc/sysconfig/network file.
11. Save the passwords for the root and nm2user accounts.
12. Run the nm2version command, and then save the output.