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From the Export & Import, you can schedule configuration backup for Cisco UCS Central and the registered Cisco UCS Domains. You can schedule export or import policy or, perform an immediate on demand configuration export of Cisco UCS Central or a selected domain. For a Cisco UCS domain, on demand backups are all stored remotely. If you schedule a backup, it can be stored locally or remotely.
Note | In the HTML5 GUI, only the config-all and full-state backups are supported. If you want to use the config-logical or config-system backups, please use the Java-based GUI. |
Scheduled backup policies are disabled by default. If you want to backup Cisco UCS Central or the registered Cisco 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 backup, 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 GUI (See: Viewing Backup files in Cisco UCS Central), and you can also delete saved or unused backup directories and configurations.
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.
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 either for system.
You can use the saved configuration from backup repository to import and configure any of the managed Cisco UCS domain. Use TFTP protocol to access the backup configurations.
If you specify a remote location, make sure that location exists. Make sure to have the following information ready for saving backup file in the remote location:
You can create configuration backup for registered Cisco UCS Domains only at the domain group level.
If you specify a remote location, make sure that location exists. Make sure to have the following information ready for saving backup file in the remote location:
Step 1 | Click
Domain
Group drop down option to select the domain group for which you
want to schedule the configuration backup.
This selection displays Schedule and No. of Backup Files options. | ||
Step 2 | Click
Schedule drop down to select a schedule for this
backup.
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Step 3 | In Maximum No of Backup Files field, specify the number of backup files you want to keep in the system. | ||
Step 4 | (Optional)If you want to
save the backup file in a remote location, in the
Remote
Copy filed, click
Enabled.
Enter required remote location related information in the displayed fields. | ||
Step 5 | Click Schedule. |
If you specify a remote location, make sure that location exists. Make sure to have the following information ready for saving the backup file in the remote location:
Step 1 | On the Config Export & Import page, click UCS Central. |
Step 2 | Select the backup file that you want to export. |
Step 3 | Click the Config Export icon. |
Step 4 | If you want to save the backup file in a remote location, in the
Remote Copy field, click
Enabled.
If Disabled is selected, then the file will be saved locally. |
Step 5 | For remote locations, choose a Transfer Protocol, and enter the required remote location information in the displayed fields. |
Step 6 | Click Export. |
You can create configuration backup for registered Cisco UCS Domains only at the domain group level.
An on-demand back up is possible only for a remote location. For a local Cisco UCS domain on-demand backup is not supported. Make sure that you have the following information ready for saving the backup file in the remote location:
You can import a configuration from another Cisco UCS Central, or an xml file you have exported to a local or remote location.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, click the Operations icon and select Export & Import. | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Config Export & Import page, click UCS Central. | ||||||
Step 3 | Click the
Config Import icon.
This launches the Import Central Backup dialog box. | ||||||
Step 4 | In
Behavior
on Configuration Import, select one of the following options based
on your requirements:
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Step 5 | In
Config
File Location, select the location from which you want to import
all configuration into Cisco UCS Central.
If you select- | ||||||
Step 6 | Click
Import.
End point timed out. Check for IP, password, space or access related issues.To fix this error, you can resubmit the configuration. On successful re-submission, the import process will begin. |
Note | If a Cisco UCS domain is in suspended state, has lost visibility, or lost connectivity, the import configuration feature is disabled. |
Make sure that you have created config-all backup files using backup policies.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, click the Operations icon and select Export & Import. | ||||||
Step 2 | On the Config Export & Import page, click the domain where you want to import the backup. | ||||||
Step 3 | Click the
Config Import icon.
This launches the Import Domain Config Backup dialog box. | ||||||
Step 4 | In
Behavior
on Configuration Import, select
Replace or
Merge based on your requirements.
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Step 5 | In
Import
From drop down, select the domain from which you want to import all
configuration into this domain.
The selection here displays the Config File drop-down. | ||||||
Step 6 | Click Config File drop down to select the configuration file. | ||||||
Step 7 | Click Import. |
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose Backup & Restore. |
Step 2 | Under Domains, select the Cisco UCS Central domain to enter the Cisco UCS Central scope. |
Step 3 | In the right side pane, view the list of all the Cisco UCS Central backup files. For each backup file, you can view the status, last backed up date, schedule, maximum number of files and the location for the remote copy. |