User's Manual

Command line 25
Item Description
->show config
Displays the configuration script for the running domain
->show config -includePoolInfo
Displays the configuration script for the running domain, including the pool ID or
user-defined range
configbackup
Manage the domain configuration file.
Supported actions: help, restore, save
CAUTION: Do not restore a configuration backup file by using a file from another domain and
including the property to ignore the enclosure serial number. Restoring a Virtual Connect domain
configuration from a backup file that was created on another Virtual Connect domain is not
supported and can cause serious faults within this and other Virtual Connect Domains within the
environment. The restore selection and configuration files should only be used to restore the same
previously existing domain.
Item Description
restore configbackup
Transfer a configuration file from a remote server using TFTP, FTP, or SFTP, and
restore the configuration. Be sure that the domain state is IMPORTED before
attempting to restore the configuration.
Syntax
restore configbackup [-quiet][-maskEncryptKey]
address=<tftp://ipaddress/[filename] |
ftp://user:password@ipaddress/[filename]>
[encryptionkey=<secret password>]
[ignoreenclosureid=<true|false>]
[ignorefwversion=<true|false>]
Option
quiet (optional)
Suppresses user confirmation prompts
maskEncryptKey
(optional)
Specify the encryption key after entering the command. The key string is masked
and confirmed.
Properties
Address (required)
A valid IP address of a TFTP, FTP, or SFTP server with user name and password
(where needed) and the name of the configuration backup file. If not specified,
the default file name is "vc-config-backup". The file path specified is treated as
relative to the login directory for the user on the FTP server. Be sure that the
permissions are appropriate for a successful transfer.
EncryptionKey
(optional)
A password used to decrypt the configuration backup file.
When the domain is in FIPS mode, the encryption key is required.
IgnoreEnclosureID
(optional)
Restores a configuration that was generated on another enclosure. Valid values
are "true" and "false". The default value is "false". When the value is set to
"false", the configuration generated on another enclosure is rejected.
IgnoreFWVersion
(optional)
Restores a configuration that was generated on another firmware version. Valid
values are "true" and "false". The default value is "false". When the value is set
to "false", the configuration generated on another firmware version is rejected.
Examples
->restore configbackup
address=tftp://192.168.10.12/new-vc-config-backup
->restore configbackup