Backup Management

Backup and Import in Cisco UCS Central

Cisco UCS Central enables you to backup and restore Cisco UCS Central and the registered UCS domains. You can schedule a backup and restore policy or, you can perform an immediate backup operation. There are two types of scheduled and immediate backup operations.

You can schedule the following backup policies separately for both Cisco UCS Central and Cisco UCS domains:

  • Full state backup policy: Backs up database.

  • Config all export policy: Backs up the configuration in XML format.

For a UCS domains, these policies can either be defined locally or defined in Cisco UCS Central

Scheduled backup policies are disabled by default. If you want to backup Cisco UCS Central or the registered UCS domains, you must enable the backup state for both. Backup process does not interrupt or impact any server or network traffic. You can perform a backup while the domain is up and running. The backup operation saves information from the management plane.

Remotely configured policies are restricted to use the Cisco UCS Central repository for backups which is internally mounted by Cisco UCS Manager.

When you schedule regular backups, the backup repository can start accumulating data. To manage the backup archives, you can specify the maximum number of backup versions that are saved. Use policy specifications to indicate the number of backups to maintain for each Cisco UCS domain.


Note

The maximum number does not impact the number of backup image files you can store on a remote location.

You can view the list of backups for each Cisco UCS domain from the Cisco UCS Central and you can also delete saved or unused backup directories and configurations.

Important:

  • You must have a user account that includes the admin role to create and run backup and import operations.

  • You can delete backups only after a Cisco UCS domain (from which the backup has been taken) has been unregistered.

  • Config-all, config-logical and config-system type backups are only supported in Cisco UCS Central on demand back up.

Backup Image Files

You can save the database or configuration backup files in the following locations:

  • Local File System: In a local file system.

  • Remote Location: Remote locations using any one of the protocol such as, TFTP, FTP, SCP, or SFTP.

    Important:

    You must have Cisco UCS Manager, release 2.2(2x) in registered Cisco UCS domains to specify a global backup policy with the option to store the image file in a remote location. If you do not have Cisco UCS Manager, release 2.2(2x) in the Cisco UCS domain, the global backup policy with remote backup will not work.

When you schedule the backup, you can also specify the maximum number of backup files you want to save for either system.

Restoring Configuration

You can use the saved configuration from the backup repository to restore and configure any of the managed Cisco UCS domains. Make sure to use full-state backup for recovery situations. Use TFTP protocol to access the backup configurations. You can use both Cisco UCS Central GUI or CLI to copy the backup file URL and use it to configure a new domain.

Considerations and Recommendations for Backup Operations

Before you create a backup operation, consider the following:

Backup Locations

The backup location is the destination or folder on the network to which you want Cisco UCS Central to export the backup file. You can maintain only one backup operation for each location where you plan to save a backup file.

Potential to Overwrite Backup Files

If you rerun a backup operation without changing the filename, Cisco UCS Central overwrites the existing file on the server. To avoid overwriting existing backup files, change the filename in the backup operation or copy the existing file to another location.

Multiple Types of Backups

You can run and export more than one type of backup to the same location. Change the backup type before you rerun the backup operation. We recommend that you change the filename for easier identification and to avoid overwriting the existing backup file.

Scheduled Backups

You can create a backup operation in advance and leave the admin state disabled, until you are ready to run the backup. Cisco UCS Central does not run the backup operation, save, or export the configuration file until you set the admin state of the backup operation to enabled.

Incremental Backups

You cannot perform incremental backups.

Encryption of Full State Backups

Full state backups are encrypted so that passwords and other sensitive information are not exported as clear text.

Backup Types

You can perform one or more of the following types of backups in Cisco UCS Central:

  • Full-state— You can specify full state backup only during installation. Full state backup is a binary file that includes a snapshot of the entire system. You can use the file generated from this backup to restore the system during disaster recovery. You cannot use this file for an import.


    Note

    You can only use a full state backup file to restore a system that is running the same version as the system from which the backup file was exported.

  • Config-all— All configuration back up is an XML file that includes all system and logical configuration settings. You cannot use this file for a system restore during installation.

  • Config-logical— Logical configuration back up is an XML file that includes all logical configuration settings. These include service profiles, VLANs, VSANs, pools, policies, users, locales, LDAP, NTP, DNS authentication and administration settings. You can use the file generated from this backup to import these configuration settings. You cannot use this file for a full state system restore during installation.

  • Config-system— System configuration back up is an XML file that includes statistics configuration and scheduler information. You can use the file generated from this backup to import these configuration settings. You cannot use this file for a full state system restore during installation.

Enabling Backup in Cisco UCS Central

By default the backup operation is disabled. You much enable the backup policy for Cisco UCS Central to automatically backup the database or system configuration.

Procedure
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1UCSC # connect policy-mgr  

    Connects to operation manager mode.

     
    Step 2 UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope org  

    Enters into the organization.

     
    Step 3UCSC(policy-mgr) /org # scope device-profile  

    Enters device profile mode.

     
    Step 4UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile # scope backup-policy {cfg | full-state} hostname  

    Enters system backup mode for the specified hostname.

     
    Step 5UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg # set adminstate {enable | disable}  
    Enables the backup operation.
    Note   

    For backup operations using FTP, SCP, SFTP, you are prompted for the password. Enter the password before committing the transaction.

     
    Step 6UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg # commit-buffer  

    Commits the transaction.

     

    The following example shows how to enable backup for Cisco UCS Central: 

    UCSC# connect policy-mgr
UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope org
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org #scope device-profile
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile #  scope backup-policy cfg default
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg # set adminstate enable
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg* # commit-buffer
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg #

    Creating an On Demand Backup for Cisco UCS Central

    Before You Begin

    Obtain the backup server IPv4 or IPv6 address and authentication credentials.

    Procedure
       Command or ActionPurpose
      Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

      Enters operations manager mode.

       
      Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

      Enters the system mode.

       
      Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # create backup URL backup-type {disabled | enabled}  

      Creates a backup operation. Specify the URL for the backup file using one of the following syntax:

      • ftp:// username@hostname / path

      • scp:// username@hostname / path

      • sftp:// username@hostname / path

      • tftp:// hostname : port-num / path

      Note   

      Full-state backup files cannot be imported using an import operation. They are used only to restore the configuration for a fabric interconnect.

      You can save multiple backup operations, but only one operation for each hostname is saved.

      If you use the enable keyword, the backup operation automatically runs as soon as you enter the commit-buffer command. If you use the disable keyword, the backup operation does not run until it is enabled. When enabling a backup operation, you must specify the hostname you used when creating the backup operation.

       
      Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # commit-buffer  

      Commits the transaction.

       

      The following example shows how to create a full-state backup operation for hostname host35 and commit the transaction: 

      UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system* # create backup scp://user@host35/backups/fullstate.tgz disabled
Password: 
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # show fsm status

      Creating a Config-All Export Policy for Cisco UCS Central

      Procedure
         Command or ActionPurpose
        Step 1UCSC# connect policy-mgr  

        Enters policy manager mode.

         
        Step 2UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope org  

        Enters org mode.

         
        Step 3UCSC(policy-mgr)/prg # scope device-profile  

        Enters device profile mode.

         
        Step 4UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile # create backup-policy cfg default  

        Enters device profile configuration mode.

         
        Step 5UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg* # set adminstate {disable | enable}   (Optional)

        If you use the enable keyword, the backup operation automatically runs as soon as you enter the commit-buffer command. If you use the disable keyword, the backup operation will not run until it is enabled. When enabling a backup operation, you must specify the hostname you used when creating the backup operation.

         
        Step 6UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg* # set descr description   (Optional)
        Provides a description for the backup policy.
        Note   

        If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

         
        Step 7UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg* # set remote-file   (Optional)

        Selects the backup location.

         
        Step 8UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg* # set protocol|ftpsftp|scp|tftp   (Optional)

        Specifies the protocol.

         
        Step 9UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg* # set max-copies   (Optional)

        Specifies the maximum number of backups (1 to 30 copies)

         
        Step 10UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg* # set schedule {bi-weekly | daily | weekly}   (Optional)

        Specifies the schedule for the backup.

         
        Step 11UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg* # commit-buffer  

        Commits the transaction.

         

        The following example shows how to create a disabled all-configuration backup operation and commit the transaction. The backup schedule is bi-weekly and 25 copies are saved: 

        UCSC# connect policy-mgr
UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope org
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org* # create backup-policy cfg default
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg*# set adminstate disabled
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg*# set remote-filenfs-copy
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg*#set protocolftpsftpscptftp
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg*# set max-copies 25
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg*#set schedule bi-weekly 
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg*#commit-buffer
UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/device-profile/cfg*#

        Backing up and Restoring Cisco UCS Domains

        You can create global backup policies for registered UCS domains in Cisco UCS Central at the domain group root or at the domain group levels.

        When you create a global backup policy, Cisco UCS domains that are part of the domain group inherit the policy creating, update and deletion events. Deleting these policies remotely resets the admin state to disabled in Cisco UCS Manager since these are global policies that cannot be completely deleted. You can schedule a backup and restore operation or you can perform an immediate backup and restore operation.

        Important:

        Backing up UCS domains to a remote locations is supported only from Cisco UCS Manager, release 2.2(2x) and above. Trying to backup a UCS domain that is running on any earlier Cisco UCS Manager release versions will not work.

        Recommendations

        • Make sure to set Backup & Export Polices to Global in Cisco UCS Manager.

        • You must register a Cisco UCS Domain under a domain group to enable the global backup policy.

        • When you have multiple Cisco UCS Manager release versions in your setup, make sure to same release versions of UCS Manager are registered under one domain group.

        • You cannot specify multiple backup policies under different domain groups. All of the backup policies must be named default.

        Creating a Scheduled Database Backup Policy for Cisco UCS Domains

        Procedure
           Command or ActionPurpose
          Step 1UCSC# connect policy-mgr  

          Enters policy manager mode.

           
          Step 2UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group  

          Enters domain group mode.

           
          Step 3UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # create backup-policy full-state default  

          Enters domain group configuration mode.

           
          Step 4UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # set adminstate {disabled | enabled}   (Optional)

          If you use the enable keyword, the backup operation automatically runs as soon as you enter the commit-buffer command. If you use the disable keyword, the backup operation will not run until it is enabled. When enabling a backup operation, you must specify the hostname you used when creating the backup operation.

           
          Step 5UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # set descr description   (Optional)
          Provides a description for the backup policy.
          Note   

          If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

           
          Step 6UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # set max-copies number   (Optional)

          Specifies the maximum number of backups (1 to 30 copies)

           
          Step 7UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # set schedule {bi-weekly | daily | weekly}   (Optional)

          Specifies the schedule for the backup.

           
          Step 8UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # commit-buffer  

          Commits the transaction.

           

          The following example shows how to create a disabled full-state backup operation and commit the transaction. The backup schedule is daily and 5 copies are saved: 

          UCSC# connect policy-mgr
UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group* # create backup-policy full-state default
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # set adminstate disabled
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # set max-copies 5
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # set schedule daily 
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state * # commit-buffer
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state #

          Modifying a Scheduled All-Configuration Backup Policy

          Procedure
             Command or ActionPurpose
            Step 1UCSC# connect policy-mgr  

            Enters policy manager mode.

             
            Step 2UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group  

            Enters domain group mode.

             
            Step 3UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope backup-policy cfg default  

            Enters backup policy configuration mode.

             
            Step 4UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # set adminstate {disabled | enabled}   (Optional)

            If you use the enable keyword, the backup operation automatically runs as soon as you enter the commit-buffer command. If you use the disable keyword, the backup operation will not run until it is enabled. When enabling a backup operation, you must specify the hostname you used when creating the backup operation.

             
            Step 5UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # set descr description   (Optional)
            Provides a description for the backup policy.
            Note   

            If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

             
            Step 6UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # set max-copies number   (Optional)

            Specifies the maximum number of backups (1 to 30 copies)

             
            Step 7UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # set schedule {bi-weekly | daily | weekly}   (Optional)

            Specifies the schedule for the backup.

             
            Step 8UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # commit-buffer  

            Commits the transaction.

             

            The following example shows how to modify an all-configuration backup operation. The backup schedule is set to daily and 10 copies are saved: 

            UCSC# connect policy-mgr
UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group* # scope backup-policy cfg default
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # set adminstate enabled
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # set max-copies 10
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # set schedule daily 
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg* # commit-buffer
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/cfg #

            Modifying a Scheduled Database Backup Policy

            Procedure
               Command or ActionPurpose
              Step 1UCSC# connect policy-mgr  

              Enters policy manager mode.

               
              Step 2UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group  

              Enters domain group mode.

               
              Step 3UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope backup-policy full-state default  

              Enters domain group configuration mode.

               
              Step 4UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # set adminstate {disabled | enabled}   (Optional)

              If you use the enable keyword, the backup operation automatically runs as soon as you enter the commit-buffer command. If you use the disable keyword, the backup operation will not run until it is enabled. When enabling a backup operation, you must specify the hostname you used when creating the backup operation.

               
              Step 5UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # set descr description   (Optional)
              Provides a description for the backup policy.
              Note   

              If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

               
              Step 6UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # set max-copies number   (Optional)

              Specifies the maximum number of backups (1 to 30 copies)

               
              Step 7UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # set schedule {bi-weekly | daily | weekly}   (Optional)

              Specifies the schedule for the backup.

               
              Step 8UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # commit-buffer  

              Commits the transaction.

               

              The following example shows how to modify a disabled full-state backup operation. The backup schedule is daily and 5 copies are saved: 

              UCSC# connect policy-mgr
UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group* # scope backup-policy full-state default
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # set adminstate enabled
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # set max-copies 5
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # set schedule daily 
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state* # commit-buffer
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/full-state #

              Deleting a Scheduled All-Configuration and Full-State Backup Policy

              Procedure
                 Command or ActionPurpose
                Step 1UCSC# connect policy-mgr  

                Enters policy manager mode.

                 
                Step 2UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group  

                Enters domain group mode.

                 
                Step 3UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # delete backup-policy cfg name  

                Deletes the all-configuration backup policy.

                 
                Step 4UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group* # delete backup-policy full-state name  

                Deletes the all-configuration backup policy.

                 
                Step 5UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group* # commit-buffer  

                Commits the transaction.

                 

                The following example shows how to delete the all-configuration and the full-state backup operations and commit the transaction: 

                UCSC# connect policy-mgr
UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group* # delete backup-policy cfg default
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group* # delete backup-policy full-state default
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group* # commit-buffer
UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group #

                Creating a Backup Operation

                Before You Begin

                Obtain the backup server IPv4 or IPv6 address and authentication credentials.

                Procedure
                   Command or ActionPurpose
                  Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                  Enters operations manager mode.

                   
                  Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                  Enters the system mode.

                   
                  Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # create backup URL {disabled | enabled}  

                  Creates a backup operation. Specify the URL for the backup file using one of the following syntax:

                  • ftp:// username@hostname / path

                  • scp:// username@hostname / path

                  • sftp:// username@hostname / path

                  • tftp:// hostname : port-num / path

                  You can save multiple backup operations, but only one operation for each hostname is saved.

                  If you use the enable keyword, the backup operation automatically runs as soon as you enter the commit-buffer command. If you use the disable keyword, the backup operation will not run until it is enabled. When enabling a backup operation, you must specify the hostname you used when creating the backup operation.

                   
                  Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # commit-buffer  

                  Commits the transaction.

                   

                  The following example shows how to create a disabled backup operation for host35: 

                  UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system* # create backup scp://user@10.0.0.1/backups disabled
Password: 
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system #

                  Modifying a Backup Operation

                  You can modify a backup operation to save a file of another backup type to that location or to change the filename and avoid overwriting previous backup files.

                  Procedure
                     Command or ActionPurpose
                    Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                    Enters operations manager mode.

                     
                    Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                    Enters the system mode.

                     
                    Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # scope backup hostname  

                    Enters system backup mode for the specified hostname.

                     
                    Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # disable   (Optional)

                    Disables an enabled backup operation so that it does not automatically run when the transaction is committed.

                     
                    Step 5UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # enable   (Optional)

                    Automatically runs the backup operation as soon as you commit the transaction.

                     
                    Step 6UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # set descr description   (Optional)
                    Provides a description for the backup operation.
                    Note   

                    If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

                     
                    Step 7UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # set protocol {ftp | scp | sftp | tftp}   (Optional)

                    Specifies the protocol to use when communicating with the remote server.

                     
                    Step 8UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # set remote-file filename   (Optional)

                    Specifies the name of the configuration file that is being backed up.

                     
                    Step 9UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # set user username   (Optional)

                    Specifies the username the system should use to log in to the remote server. This step does not apply if the TFTP protocol is used.

                     
                    Step 10UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # set password   (Optional)

                    After you press Enter, you are prompted to enter the password.

                    Specifies the password for the remote server username. This step does not apply if the TFTP protocol is used.

                     
                    Step 11UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # commit-buffer  

                    Commits the transaction.

                     
                    The following example shows how to:

                    • Add a description

                    • Change the protocol

                    • Change the username

                    • Change the password 

                    UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # scope backup host35
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt # set descr "This is a backup operation for host35."
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt* # set protocol sftp
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt* # set user UserName32
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt* # set password
Password:
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup-mgmt* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system #

                    Deleting a Backup Operation

                    Procedure
                       Command or ActionPurpose
                      Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                      Connects to operation manager mode.

                       
                      Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                      Enters system mode.

                       
                      Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # delete backup hostname  

                      Deletes the backup operation for the specified hostname.

                       
                      Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # commit-buffer  

                      Commits the transaction.

                       

                      The following example shows how to delete a backup operation for the host35 hostname and commit the transaction:

                      UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # delete backup host35
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system #

                      Modifying a Full-State Backup

                      Use this task to change or restart the backup operation.

                      Note

                      After modifying the backup operation, enter enable inside this scope to restart the operation.

                      Procedure
                         Command or ActionPurpose
                        Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                        Enters operations manager mode.

                         
                        Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                        Enters the system mode.

                         
                        Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # scope backup URL  

                        Enters system backup mode for the specified hostname.

                         
                        Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # set descr description   (Optional)
                        Provides a description for the backup operation.
                        Note   

                        If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

                         
                        Step 5UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # set password   (Optional)

                        After you press Enter, you are prompted to enter the password.

                        Specifies the password for the remote server username. This step does not apply if the TFTP protocol is used.

                         
                        Step 6UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # set protocol {ftp | scp | sftp | tftp}   (Optional)

                        Specifies the protocol to use when communicating with the remote server.

                         
                        Step 7UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # set remote-file filename   (Optional)

                        Specifies the name of the configuration file that is being backed up.

                         
                        Step 8UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # set user username   (Optional)

                        Specifies the username the system should use to log in to the remote server. This step does not apply if the TFTP protocol is used.

                         
                        Step 9UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # disable   (Optional)

                        Disables an enabled backup operation so that it does not automatically run when the transaction is committed.

                         
                        Step 10UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # enable   (Optional)

                        Automatically runs the backup operation as soon as you commit the transaction.

                         
                        Step 11UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # commit-buffer  

                        Commits the transaction.

                         

                        The following example shows how to add a description and change the protocol, username, and password for the host35 backup operation and commit the transaction: 

                        UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # scope backup host35
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup # set descr "This is an backup operation for host35."
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup* # set protocol sftp
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup* # set user UserName32
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup* # set password
Password:
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/backup* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # show detail

                        Deleting an Unused Backup File

                        Procedure
                           Command or ActionPurpose
                          Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                          Connects to operation manager mode.

                           
                          Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt  

                          Enters backup management mode.

                           
                          Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # delete-backup consumer-catalogue name backup type {config-all | full-state} backup-date data/time  

                          Enters consumer-catalog mode for the specified catalogue.

                           

                          The following example shows how to delete an unused backup file : 

                          UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # delete-backup catalogue 192.168.10.22 
backup type config-all backup-date 2012-11-11T07:31:39.00

                          Deleting an Unused Catalogue

                          Procedure
                             Command or ActionPurpose
                            Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                            Connects to operation manager mode.

                             
                            Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt  

                            Enters backup management mode.

                             
                            Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # delete consumer-catalogue hostname  

                            Specifies the consumer-catalog.

                             
                            Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt* # commit-buffer  

                            Commits the transaction.

                             

                            The following example deletes the consumer-catalog host35 :

                            UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt
UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # delete consumer-catalogue host35
UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt* # commit-buffer

                            Viewing a List of Backups Under a Specific Catalogue

                            Procedure
                               Command or ActionPurpose
                              Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                              Connects to operation manager mode.

                               
                              Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt  

                              Enters backup management mode.

                               
                              Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # scope consumer-catalogue hostname  

                              Enters consumer-catalog mode for the specified catalogue.

                               
                              Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt/consumer-catalogue # show backup  

                              Lists the backup operations in a specified cataloge.

                               

                              The following example shows how to list the backup operations for consumer-catalog host35 :

                              UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt
UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # scope consumer-catalogue host35
UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt/consumer-catalogue  # show backup
Config Backup:
    Type       Gen Number Time
    ---------- ---------- ----
    Config All      1     2012-11-11T07:31:39.000

                              Viewing Internal Backup Archive Operations

                              Procedure
                                 Command or ActionPurpose
                                Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                Connects to operation manager mode.

                                 
                                Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt  

                                Enters backup management mode.

                                 
                                Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # show {consumer-catalogue [detail | expand | fsm | internal name ] | event detail | fsm FSM task}  

                                Specifies one of the following to display:

                                • consumer-catalogue —The consumer-catalogue including the name, internal name, and owner.

                                • event —The event management.

                                • fsm —The finite state machine (FSM).

                                 

                                The following example shows how to list the consumer-catalog :

                                UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt
UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # show consumer-catalogue
Consumer Catalogue:
    Name                 Internal Name        Owner
    -------------------- -------------------- -----
    192.168.10.10        192.168.10.10
    192.168.10.20        192.168.10.20
    192.168.10.25        192.168.10.25
    192.168.10.35        192.168.10.35
    192.168.10.40        192.168.10.40
    ucs-central          ucs-central

                                Import Configuration

                                You can import any configuration file that was exported from Cisco UCS Central. The file does not need to have been exported from the same Cisco UCS Central.


                                Note

                                You cannot import a configuration from a higher release to a lower release.

                                The import function is available for all configuration, system configuration, and logical configuration files. You can perform an import while the system is up and running. An import operation modifies information on the management plane only. Some modifications caused by an import operation, such as a change to a vNIC assigned to a server, can cause a server reboot or other operations that disrupt traffic.

                                You cannot schedule an import operation. You can, however, create an import operation in advance and leave the admin state disabled until you are ready to run the import. Cisco UCS Central will not run the import operation on the configuration file until you set the admin state to enabled.

                                You can maintain only one import operation for each location where you saved a configuration backup file.

                                Import Methods

                                You can use one of the following methods to import and update a system configuration through Cisco UCS:

                                • Merge—The information in the imported configuration file is compared with the existing configuration information. If there are conflicts, the import operation overwrites the information on the Cisco UCS domain with the information in the import configuration file.

                                • Replace—The current configuration information is replaced with the information in the imported configuration file one object at a time.

                                Creating an Import Operation for Cisco UCS Central

                                You cannot import a Full State backup file. You can import any of the following configuration files:

                                • All configuration

                                • System configuration

                                • Logical configuration

                                Before You Begin

                                Collect the following information to import a configuration file:

                                • Backup server IP address and authentication credentials

                                • Fully-qualified name of a backup file

                                Procedure
                                   Command or ActionPurpose
                                  Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                  Enters operations manager mode.

                                   
                                  Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                                  Enters the system mode.

                                   
                                  Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # create import URL {merge | replace} {disabled | enabled}  

                                  Creates an import operation for Cisco UCS Central. Specify the URL for the file being imported using one of the following syntax:

                                  • ftp:// username@hostname / path

                                  • scp:// username@hostname / path

                                  • sftp:// username@hostname / path

                                  • tftp:// hostname : port-num / path

                                  You can save multiple import operations, but only one operation for each hostname is saved.

                                  If you use the merge keyword, the configuration information is merged with the existing information. If there are conflicts, the system replaces the information on the current system with the information in the import configuration file. If you use the replace keyword, the system takes each object in the import configuration file and overwrites the corresponding object in the current configuration.

                                  If you use the enable keyword, the import operation automatically runs as soon as you enter the commit-buffer command. If you use the disable keyword, the import operation will not run until it is enabled. When enabling an import operation, you must specify the hostname you used when creating the import operation.

                                   
                                  Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import* # commit-buffer  

                                  Commits the transaction.

                                   

                                  The following example shows how to create a disabled import operation that replaces the existing configuration: 

                                  UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system* # create import scp://user@10.0.0.1/backups/all-config9.bak disabled replace 
Password:
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import #

                                  Creating an Import Operation to a Cisco UCS Domain

                                  Before You Begin

                                  Collect the following information to import a configuration file:

                                  • Backup server IP address and authentication credentials

                                  • Fully-qualified name of a backup file

                                  Procedure
                                     Command or ActionPurpose
                                    Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                    Enters operations manager mode.

                                     
                                    Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt  

                                    Enters backup management mode.

                                     
                                    Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt# create-importer to managed-system name from consumer-catalogue name backup-date date/time import-action { merge | replace} import-action  

                                    Creates an import operation to a Cisco UCS domain.

                                     
                                    Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt *# commit-buffer  

                                    Commits the transaction.

                                     

                                    The following example shows how to create an import operation to a Cisco UCS domain: 

                                    UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope backup-mgmt
UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt # create-importer to managed-system 10.105.214.103 
from consumer-catalogue 10.105.214.103 backup-ate 2012-11-16T16:01:39.000 import-action merge 
UCSC(ops-mgr) /backup-mgmt* # commit-buffer

                                    Enabling an Import Operation to Run

                                    If you set your import operation to disabled when you created it, you must enable it so it can run.

                                    Procedure
                                       Command or ActionPurpose
                                      Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                      Connects to operation manager mode.

                                       
                                      Step 2UCSC# scope system  

                                      Enters system mode.

                                       
                                      Step 3UCSC /system # scope import {hostname | host IP address}  

                                      Enters system backup mode for the specified hostname.

                                       
                                      Step 4UCSC /system/import # enable  

                                      Enables the import operation.

                                       
                                      Step 5UCSC /system/import # commit-buffer  

                                      Commits the transaction.

                                       

                                      The following example shows how to enable an import operation: 

                                      UCSC# scope system
UCSC /system # scope import 10.0.0.1
UCSC /system/import # enable
UCSC /system/import*# commit-buffer
UCSC /system/import #

                                      Modifying an Import Operation for Cisco UCS Central

                                      Procedure
                                         Command or ActionPurpose
                                        Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                        Connects to operation manager mode.

                                         
                                        Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                                        Enters system mode.

                                         
                                        Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # scope import hostname  

                                        Enters system import configuration mode for the specified hostname.

                                         
                                        Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # disable   (Optional)

                                        Disables an enabled import operation so that it does not automatically run when the transaction is committed.

                                         
                                        Step 5UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # enable   (Optional)

                                        Automatically runs the import operation as soon as you commit the transaction.

                                         
                                        Step 6UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # set action {merge | replace}   (Optional)

                                        Specifies one of the following action types to use for the import operation:

                                        • Merge —The configuration information is merged with the existing information. If there are conflicts, the system replaces the information on the current system with the information in the import configuration file.

                                        • Replace —The system takes each object in the import configuration file and overwrites the corresponding object in the current configuration.

                                         
                                        Step 7UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # set descr description   (Optional)
                                        Provides a description for the import operation.
                                        Note   

                                        If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

                                         
                                        Step 8UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # set password   (Optional)

                                        After you press Enter, you are prompted to enter the password.

                                        Specifies the password for the remote server username. This step does not apply if the TFTP protocol is used.

                                        Note   

                                        Cisco UCS Central does not store this password. Therefore, you do not need to enter this password unless you intend to enable and run the import operation immediately.

                                         
                                        Step 9UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # set protocol {ftp | scp | sftp | tftp}   (Optional)

                                        Specifies the protocol to use when communicating with the remote server.

                                         
                                        Step 10UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # set remote-file-prefix filename   (Optional)

                                        Specifies the name and full path of the configuration file that is being imported.

                                         
                                        Step 11UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # set user username   (Optional)

                                        Specifies the username the system should use to log in to the remote server. This step does not apply if the TFTP protocol is used.

                                         
                                        Step 12UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # commit-buffer  

                                        Commits the transaction.

                                         

                                        The following example shows how to modify an import operation for Cisco UCS Central to change the description, protocol, and username for the import operation: 

                                        UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # scope import host35
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import # set descr "This is an import operation for UCS Central."
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import* # set password
Password:
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import* # set protocol ftp
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import* # set user admin5
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/import #

                                        Deleting a Backup, Export, or Import Operation

                                        Procedure
                                           Command or ActionPurpose
                                          Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                          Connects to operation manager mode.

                                           
                                          Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                                          Enters system mode.

                                           
                                          Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # delete {backup | export | import} hostname  

                                          Deletes the backup, management data export, or management data import operation for the specified hostname.

                                           
                                          Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # commit-buffer  

                                          Commits the transaction.

                                           

                                          The following example shows how to delete the import operation: 

                                          UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # delete import 10.0.0.1
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system #

                                          Deleting a Cisco UCS Domain Import Operation

                                          Procedure
                                             Command or ActionPurpose
                                            Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                            Connects to operation manager mode.

                                             
                                            Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope ucs-domain  

                                            Enters Cisco UCS domain mode.

                                             
                                            Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain # scope managed-system  

                                            Enters managed system mode.

                                             
                                            Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain/managed-system* # delete importer {hostname | host IP address}  

                                            Specifies the host to delete.

                                             
                                            Step 5UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain/managed-system* # commit-buffer  

                                            Commits the transaction.

                                             

                                            The following example shows how to delete a domain import operation: 

                                            UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope ucs-domain
UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain # scope managed-system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain/managed-system # delete importer 10.105.214.100
UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain/managed-system* # commit-buffer

                                            Viewing the Status of an Import Operation to a Cisco UCS Domain

                                            Procedure
                                               Command or ActionPurpose
                                              Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                              Connects to operation manager mode.

                                               
                                              Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope ucs-domain  

                                              Enters Cisco UCS domain mode.

                                               
                                              Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain # show managed-system  

                                              Enters managed system mode.

                                               
                                              Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain/managed-system # show importer {detail | expand |fsm | hostname}  

                                              Displays the status of the import operation to a Cisco UCS domain.

                                               

                                              The following example shows how to display the managed system 1006 import detail: 

                                              UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope ucs-domain
UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain # show managed-system
Managed System:
    ID         Name      Ip Address      Admin State     Oper State
    ---------- --------- --------------- --------------- ----------
          1006 bgl-samc01
                         192.168.10.25   Managed         Ok
UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain # scope managed-system 1006
UCSC(ops-mgr) /ucs-domain/managed-system # show importer detail 
Importer:
    Hostname: 192.168.10.20
    Remote File: /192.168.10.25/cfg-backups/all-cfg
    Admin State: Disabled
    Action: Merge
    Op Status: All Success
    Status Report:
    Current Task:

                                              Creating an Export Operation

                                              Before You Begin

                                              Obtain the backup server IPv4 or IPv6 address and authentication credentials.

                                              Procedure
                                                 Command or ActionPurpose
                                                Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                                Enters operations manager mode.

                                                 
                                                Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                                                Enters the system mode.

                                                 
                                                Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # create export URL backup-type {disabled | enabled}  

                                                Creates a backup operation. Specify the URL for the backup file using one of the following syntax:

                                                • ftp:// username@hostname / path

                                                • scp:// username@hostname / path

                                                • sftp:// username@hostname / path

                                                • tftp:// hostname : port-num / path

                                                • config-all —Backs up the server-, fabric-, and system-related configuration

                                                • config-logical —Backs up the fabric- and service profile-related configuration

                                                • config-system —Backs up the system-related configuration

                                                You can save multiple backup operations, but only one operation for each hostname is saved.

                                                If you use the enable keyword, the backup operation automatically runs as soon as you enter the commit-buffer command. If you use the disable keyword, the backup operation will not run until it is enabled. When enabling a backup operation, you must specify the hostname you used when creating the backup operation.

                                                 
                                                Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export* # commit-buffer  

                                                Commits the transaction.

                                                 

                                                The following example shows how to create a disabled config-all export operation for hostname host35 and commit the transaction: 

                                                UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system* # create export scp://user@host35/backups/all-config9.bak config-all disabled
Password: 
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # show fsm status

                                                Modifying and Restarting an Export Operation

                                                Use this task to change or restart the export operation.

                                                Note

                                                After modifying the export operation, enter enable inside this scope to restart the operation.

                                                Procedure
                                                   Command or ActionPurpose
                                                  Step 1UCSC# connect operation-mgr  

                                                  Enters operations manager mode.

                                                   
                                                  Step 2UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system  

                                                  Enters the system mode.

                                                   
                                                  Step 3UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # scope export hostname  

                                                  Enters system export mode for the specified hostname.

                                                   
                                                  Step 4UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # disable   (Optional)

                                                  Disables an enabled export operation so that it does not automatically run when the transaction is committed.

                                                   
                                                  Step 5UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # enable   (Optional)

                                                  Automatically runs the export operation as soon as you commit the transaction.

                                                   
                                                  Step 6UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # set descr description   (Optional)
                                                  Provides a description for the export operation.
                                                  Note   

                                                  If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

                                                   
                                                  Step 7UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # set password   (Optional)

                                                  After you press Enter, you are prompted to enter the password.

                                                  Specifies the password for the remote server username. This step does not apply if the TFTP protocol is used.

                                                   
                                                  Step 8UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # set protocol {ftp | scp | sftp | tftp}   (Optional)

                                                  Specifies the protocol to use when communicating with the remote server.

                                                   
                                                  Step 9UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # set remote-file-prefix filename   (Optional)

                                                  Specifies the name of the configuration file that is being backed up.

                                                   
                                                  Step 10UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # set type export-type   (Optional)

                                                  Specifies the type of export file to be made. The export-type argument can be one of the following values:

                                                  • config-all —Exports the server-, fabric-, and system-related configuration

                                                  • config-logical —Exports the fabric- and service profile-related configuration

                                                  • config-system —Exports the system-related configuration

                                                  • full-state —Exports the full-state file for disaster recovery

                                                    Note   

                                                    Full-state export files cannot be imported using an import operation. They are used only to restore the configuration for a fabric interconnect.

                                                   
                                                  Step 11UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # set user username   (Optional)

                                                  Specifies the username the system should use to log in to the remote server. This step does not apply if the TFTP protocol is used.

                                                   
                                                  Step 12UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # commit-buffer  

                                                  Commits the transaction.

                                                   

                                                  The following example shows how to add a description and change the protocol, username, and password: 

                                                  UCSC# connect operation-mgr
UCSC(ops-mgr)# scope system
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system # scope export 10.0.0.1
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export # set descr "This is an export operation for 10.0.0.1"
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export* # set protocol sftp
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export* # set user UserName32
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export* # set password
Password:
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export* # set preserve-pooled-values no
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system/export* # commit-buffer
UCSC(ops-mgr) /system #

                                                  System Restore

                                                  You can use the restore function for disaster recovery.

                                                  You can restore a system configuration from any full-state backup file that was exported from Cisco UCS. The file does not need to have been exported from Cisco UCS on the system that you are restoring. When restoring using a backup file, that was exported from a different system, we recommend that you use a system with the same or similar system configuration and hardware, including fabric interconnects, servers, adapters, and I/O module or FEX connectivity. Mismatched hardware and system configuration can lead to the restored system not fully functioning. If there is a mismatch between the I/O module links or servers on the two systems, acknowledge the chassis and servers after the restore operation.

                                                  The restore function is only available for a full-state backup file. You cannot import a full-state backup file. You perform a restore through the initial system setup. For more information, see the appropriate Cisco UCS Central Installation and Upgrade Guide.


                                                  Note

                                                  You can only use a full state backup file to restore a system that is running the same version as the system from which the backup file was exported.

                                                  Restoring the Configuration for a Fabric Interconnect

                                                  Before You Begin

                                                  Collect the following information to restore the system configuration:

                                                  • Fabric interconnect management port IPv4 address and subnet mask, or IPv6 address and prefix

                                                  • Default gateway IPv4 or IPv6 address

                                                  • Backup server IPv4 or IPv6 address and authentication credentials

                                                  • Fully-qualified name of a Full State backup file

                                                    Note

                                                    You must have access to a Full State configuration file to perform a system restore. You cannot perform a system restore with any other type of configuration or backup file.

                                                  Procedure
                                                     Command or ActionPurpose
                                                    Step 1 Connect to the console port.    
                                                    Step 2If the fabric interconnect is off, power on the fabric interconnect.  

                                                    You will see the power on self-test message as the fabric interconnect boots.

                                                     
                                                    Step 3At the installation method prompt, enter console.    
                                                    Step 4Enter restore to restore the configuration from a full-state backup.    
                                                    Step 5Enter y to confirm that you want to restore from a full-state backup.    
                                                    Step 6Enter the IP address for the management port on the fabric interconnect.    
                                                    Step 7Enter the subnet mask for the management port on the fabric interconnect.    
                                                    Step 8Enter the IP address for the default gateway.    
                                                    Step 9Enter one of the following protocols to use when retrieving the backup configuration file:  

                                                    • scp

                                                    • ftp

                                                    • tftp

                                                    • sftp

                                                     
                                                    Step 10Enter the IP address of the backup server.    
                                                    Step 11Enter the full path and filename of the Full State backup file.    
                                                    Step 12Enter the username and password to access the backup server.  

                                                    The fabric interconnect logs in to the backup server, retrieves a copy of the specified full-state backup file, and restores the system configuration. For a cluster configuration, you do not need to restore the secondary fabric interconnect. As soon as the secondary fabric interconnect reboots, Cisco UCS synchronizes the configuration with the primary fabric interconnect.

                                                     

                                                    The following example restores a system configuration from the Backup.bak file, which was retrieved from the 20.10.20.10 backup server using FTP: 

                                                      Enter the configuration method. (console/gui) ? console

  Enter the setup mode; setup newly or restore from backup. (setup/restore) ? restore

  NOTE:
    To configure Fabric interconnect using a backup file on a remote server,
    you will need to setup management interface.
    The management interface will be re-configured (if necessary),
    based on information stored in the backup file.


  Continue to restore this Fabric interconnect from a backup file (yes/no) ? yes

  Physical Switch Mgmt0 IPv4 address : 192.168.10.10

  Physical Switch Mgmt0 IPv4 netmask : 255.255.255.0

  IPv4 address of the default gateway : 192.168.10.1

  Enter the protocol to get backup file (scp/ftp/tftp/sftp) ?  scp
  Enter the IP address of backup server: 20.10.20.10
  Enter fully qualified backup file name: Backup.bak
  Enter user ID: user
  Enter password:
    Retrieved backup configuration file.
  Configuration file - Ok


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