Admin State field
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This can be one of the following:
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Enabled—Cisco UCS Manager runs the backup operation as soon as you click OK.
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Disabled—Cisco UCS Manager does not run the backup operation when you click OK. If you select this option, all fields in the dialog box remain visible. However, you must manually run the backup from the
Backup Configuration dialog box.
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Type field
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The information saved in the backup configuration file. This can
be one of the following:
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Full
state—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. This file can restore or rebuild the configuration on the
original fabric interconnect, or recreate the configuration on a different
fabric interconnect. You cannot use this file for an import.
Note
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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.
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All
configuration—An XML file that includes all system and logical
configuration settings. You can use the file generated from this backup to
import these configuration settings to the original fabric interconnect or to a
different fabric interconnect. You cannot use this file for a system restore.
This file does not include passwords for locally authenticated users.
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System
configuration—An XML file that includes all system configuration
settings such as usernames, roles, and locales. You can use the file generated
from this backup to import these configuration settings to the original fabric
interconnect or to a different fabric interconnect. You cannot use this file
for a system restore.
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Logical
configuration—An XML file that includes all logical configuration
settings such as service profiles, VLANs, VSANs, pools, and policies. You can
use the file generated from this backup to import these configuration settings
to the original fabric interconnect or to a different fabric interconnect. You
cannot use this file for a system restore.
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Preserve
Identities check box
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This checkbox remains
selected for
All Configuration and
System Configuration type of backup operation, and
provides the following functionality:
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All Configuration—The backup file preserves all
identities derived from pools, including vHBAs, WWPNs, WWNN, vNICs, MACs and
UUIDs. Also, the identities for Chassis, FEX, Rack Servers, and user labels for
Chassis, FEX, Rack Servers, IOMs and Blade Servers are preserved.
Note
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If this check box is not selected the identities will be
reassigned and user labels will be lost after a restore.
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System Configuration—The backup file preserves
identities for Chassis, FEX, Rack Servers, and user labels for Chassis, FEX,
Rack Servers, IOMs and Blade Servers.
Note
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If this check box is not selected the identities
will be reassigned and user labels will be lost after a restore.
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If this checkbox is
selected for
Logical Configuration type of backup operation, the
backup file preserves all identities derived from pools, including vHBAs,
WWPNs, WWNN, vNICs, MACs and UUIDs.
Note
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If
this check box is not selected the identities will be reassigned and user
labels will be lost after a restore.
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Location of the Backup
File field
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Where the backup file should be saved. This can be one of the following:
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Remote File System—The backup XML file is saved to a remote server. Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the fields described below that allow you to specify the protocol, host, filename, username, and password for the
remote system.
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Local File System—The backup XML file is saved locally.
HTML-based Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the Filename field. Enter a name for the backup file in <filename>.xml format. The file is downloaded and saved to a location depending on your browser settings.
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Protocol field
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The protocol to use when communicating with the remote server.
This can be one of the following:
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FTP
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TFTP
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SCP
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SFTP
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USB A—The USB drive inserted into fabric
interconnect A.
This
option is only available for certain system configurations.
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USB B—The USB drive inserted into fabric
interconnect B.
This
option is only available for certain system configurations.
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Hostname field
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The hostname, IPv4 or IPv6 address of the location where the
backup file is stored. This can be a server, storage array, local drive, or any
read/write media that the fabric interconnect can access through the network.
Note
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If you use a hostname rather than an IPv4 or IPv6 address, you
must configure a DNS server. If the
Cisco UCS domain is not registered with
Cisco UCS Central or DNS management is set to
local, configure a DNS server in
Cisco UCS Manager. If the
Cisco UCS domain is registered with
Cisco UCS Central and DNS management is set to
global, configure a DNS server in
Cisco UCS Central.
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Remote File
field
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The
full path to the backup configuration file. This field can contain the filename
as well as the path. If you omit the filename, the backup procedure assigns a
name to the file.
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User field
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The username the system should use to log into the remote server. This field does not apply if the protocol is TFTP.
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Password
field
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The password for the remote server username. This field does not apply if the protocol is TFTP.
Cisco UCS Manager does not store this password. Therefore, you do not need to enter this password unless you intend to enable and run the backup
operation immediately.
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