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Chapter 4 - Operation and Administration Using the CLI NPU Configuration
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4.3.4.3 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 176
 “Displaying the Status of the Manual Backup Procedure” on page 176
 “Making Automatic Backups of the Current Configuration” on page 177
 “Restoring the Configuration Defined in the Backup Configuration File” on
page 178
 “Restoring the Factory Default Configuration” on page 179
Syntax
Description
Parameter Description Presence Default
Value
Possible
Values
<ip-address> Indicates the IP address of
the TFTP server.
Mandatory N/A Valid IP
address
<filename> Indicates the name of the
configuration file to be
downloaded using the TFTP
server. The file to be
downloaded should be a
compressed zip file. Always
suffix the file name with .gz.
Mandatory N/A <filename>.gz
Command
Modes
Global command mode
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 4.3.4.3.6.