User's Manual

Chapter 3 - Operation and Administration Using the CLI NPU Configuration
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3.3.5.4 Making a Backup/Restoring the Configuration File
You can make a backup of the current system configuration. You can either
manually make a backup or configure the system to automatically make a daily
backup of the current configuration. You can, at any time, restore configuration
from the backup configuration file or revert to the factory default configuration.
This section describes the commands for:
 “Making a Manual Backup of the Current Configuration” on page 138
 “Displaying the Status of the Manual Backup Procedure” on page 139
 “Making Automatic Backups of the Current Configuration” on page 140
 “Displaying the Automatic Backup Time” on page 141
 “Restoring the Configuration Defined in the Backup Configuration File” on
page 141
 “Restoring the Factory Default Configuration” on page 142
 “Restoring the Factory Default Configuration With Connectivity” on page 143
 “Displaying Failures in Configuration Restore Operations” on page 143
 “Displaying the Currently Stored Backup Configuration Files” on page 144
3.3.5.4.1 Making a Manual Backup of the Current Configuration
To manually make a backup of the current configuration, run the following
command:
npu# manual-backup
You can, at any time, view the status of the manual backup procedure. For
details, refer to Section 3.3.5.4.2.
NOTE
The system makes a backup (automatic daily backups or manual backup) of the current
configuration. The backup files are stored in the path, tftpboot\management\configuration. The
naming convention used for the backup configuration files is, YYYYMMDDHHMM.cfg.gz.
You can display the three most recent backup configuration files residing in the NPU flash. For
details, refer to
Section 3.3.5.4.9.