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802 CHAPTER 19: BACKING UP DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS
Figure 440 Specify Device Being Replaced Example
6 Choose the name of the device that has suffered the hardware failure
from the list of devices shown.
7 Click Next to display the Specify Backup To Use step and select the most
recent backup available for the failed device from the list of available
backups.
8 Click Next to display the Summary step and select Finish to start the
Device Restore operation. You must wait until the operation has
completed successfully. The Device Restore operation will automatically
locate all of the existing backups for the failed device and re-associate
them with the replacement device.
9 Now that the replacement device has a suitable software configuration to
be swapped in to the network, you can configure it with the IP address of
the failed device. Disconnect the replacement device from the
management station and swap it with the failed device to complete the
task.
Deploying a Group of
Devices
You have decided to upgrade a large number of legacy switches at the
edge of your network to Fast Ethernet devices. All of the new devices
require the same port security and VLAN configuration and you would
like to automate the process of configuring them. To do this:
1 If possible, keep the new devices isolated from your network in a staging
area. Configure each of the devices with an IP address on the same
subnet as your management PC. For further information on how to