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Cisco MGX 8260 Command Line Interface Guide
Release 1.2, Part Number 78-10987-01 Rev. B0, January, 2002
Chapter 3 Card Management
Saving and Restoring Card Configurations
Invoking a Switchback
The switchover from primary to secondary cards is automatic when a primary card fails. Switching back
is a manual task. The following table shows the response of the switchback command as a function of
card type and operational state:
To force a switchback, enter the swcd command specifying the physical number of the primary card in
a protection pair.
Note To force a switchover, rather than a switch back, reset the primary card using resetcd.
Saving and Restoring Card Configurations
You can save or restore system configuration from a tftp server on the management network. To use
tftp, you must conform to the Cisco file-naming convention and supply a six-character security key. The
security system disables tftp file transfers if the key is missing or does not match. The following
procedures explain how to save and restore card configurations.
Backing Up Configurations
You can back up the current MGX 8260 configuration with the dbbkup command. This command
captures the configuration information for all cards and saves it to a file on the SCC hard drive. The
system assigns a name for this file and reports it to the user.
To save a card configuration, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log onto the desired MGX 8260.
Step 2 At the command prompt, type dbbkup.
The system reports the result of the operation and the name of the backup file.
Table 3-2 Response for the Switch Card Command by Card and State
State
SCC slots 9/10 DMC slots 7/8 NSC slots 1-8, 11-16 and
BSC slots 11-16
active OK Service not available on
DMC
Switchback from secondary
to primary only.
standby Illegal slot number for this
state.
empty Card does not exist.
inBoot Illegal slot number for this
state.
mismatch
failed
unknown N/A N/A