4.8.1.5 Restoring Settings on a Switch with 1.1.3-2 Firmware

The following procedure describes how to restore the settings on a switch with 1.1.3-2 firmware:

1. Run the version command, and ensure that the switch is at the right firmware level. If not, then upgrade the switch to the correct firmware level.
2. Navigate to the switch ILOM URL in a browser. For example: http://dbm002-i1.us.example.com.
3. Log in as the ilom-admin user.
4. Select the Maintenance tab.
5. Select the Backup/Restore tab.
6. Select the Restore operation and the Browser method.
7. Click Browse, and select the XML file that contains the switch configuration backup.
8. Type in the passphrase that was used during the backup.
9. Click Run to restore the configuration.
10. Log in to the Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Switch 36 switch as the root user.
11. Restore the following files from the backup:

    • 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

12. Restore the host name by adding the following line to the /etc/sysconfig/network file, if it not already in the file.

    HOSTNAME=switch_host_name
    

13. Restore the passwords of the root and nm2user users using the passwd command.
14. Run the following commands in the order shown to restart the services and openSM:

    service network restart 
    service ntpd restart 
    disablesm 
    enablesm 
    

15. Log in as the root user.
16. Restart the switch.