Specifications

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Maintaining and Managing the SN 5428-2
Storage Router
This chapter explains how to perform normal maintenance and management tasks associated with the
Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router. The following tasks are covered:
• Prerequisite Tasks, page 11-2
• Installing Updated Software, page 11-2
• Backing Up System Configuration, page 11-7
• Restoring from Backups, page 11-8
• Powering Down the SN 5428-2 Storage Router, page 11-16
• Resetting the System, page 11-17
• Recovering Passwords, page 11-19
• Controlling SCSI Routing Instances in a Cluster, page 11-20
• Managing CDP on the SN 5428-2 Storage Router, page 11-27
• Using Scripts to Automate Tasks, page 11-28
• Using the SN 5428-2 Logging Facilities, page 11-29
• Gathering Troubleshooting Information, page 11-33
SN 5428-2 Storage Router maintenance and management tasks can be performed using CLI commands,
as described in this chapter, or via the web-based GUI. To access the web-based GUI, point your browser
to the storage router’s management interface IP address. After logging on, click the Help link to access
online help for the GUI.
Note Not all maintenance and management tasks are appropriate for all storage routers. For example, tasks
related to high availability clusters (such as failover of SCSI routing instances) are not necessary for
storage routers configured as standalone systems, or deployed for transparent SCSI routing or FCIP.