Specifications

Chapter 7 Backing Up and Restoring the GSSM
Restoring a Primary GSSM Backup
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Restoring Your Primary GSSM from a Previous Backup
When restoring the primary GSSM from a previous backup, use the last backup
to restore the GSS device network configuration settings as well as the encryption
keys used to communicate with other GSS devices. Restoring the primary GSSM
from a backup returns the device to its exact configuration as of the last backup.
To restore an earlier version of the primary GSSM from a previous backup:
1. Log in to the primary GSSM CLI and enable privileged EXEC mode.
gssm1.example.com> enable
gssm1.example.com#
2. Verify that your previous backup of the primary GSSM is in a location that is
accessible from the GSSM being restored. Previous backups have a .full file
extension. For details about locating files in a GSS directory, refer to the
“Managing GSS Files”section in Chapter 2, Managing the GSS from the CLI.
3. Stop the GSS software on the primary GSSM, then use the gss status
command to confirm that the primary GSSM has stopped.
atcr1.cisco.com# gss stop
atcr1.cisco.com# gss status
Cisco GSS - 1.2(1.0.0) - [Mon Sep 15 11:33:47 UTC 2003]
gss is not running.
4. After the GSSM software stops, use the gssm restore command to restore the
GSSM from the backup file. For example, to restore the file gssmfullbk.full,
enter:
gss1.example.com# gssm restore gssmfullbk.full
5. Confirm your decision to overwrite existing GSS system configuration
information on the GSSM and restart the GSSM device. Enter y for yes (or n
to stop the restore process).
% WARNING WARNING WARNING
Restoring the database will overwrite all existing
system configuration. If running, the system will
be restarted during this process.
Are you sure you wish to continue? (y/n): y
Backup file is valid. Timestamp = 2003-Sep-15-14:01:53