Cabletron Systems SmartCell 6A000 - Manual (Page 35)

SmartCell 6A000 User Guide 4-1
4 SWITCH ADMINISTRATION
This chapter contains software and hardware procedures that you might need to perform on your SmartCell 6A000
switch. These procedures include
• Backing up and restoring switch configuration
• Upgrading switch operating software
• Creating routes and connecting switches
• Using switch logs and alarms
4.1 BACKING UP AND RESTORING SWITCH
CONFIGURATION
Once your SmartCell 6A000 ATM switch is up and running or you have made extensive changes to the configuration,
you should back up the switch configuration. If the flash RAM gets formatted or corrupted, you can restore the switch
configuration from the backup file.
Note The backup command backs up only the configuration files. It does not back up
an image of the operating software.
To perform a back up or restore, you must have TFTP server software running on an end station connected to the
switch. The
backup command copies the configuration files on the switch to a directory specified by the TFTP server
software. Often, this directory is /tftpboot; however, it may be different with your TFTP server software. Backup file
names can be anything. Both the target backup directory and its file must exist and have appropriate read and write
permissions for the backup to complete successfully.
The backup command prompts you for the IP address of the TFTP server end station, the backup path, and the name
of the file within which you are saving the configuration. For example, if the IP address of the TFTP server end station
is 90.1.1.100, and you want to save the switch configuration in the file named config-1 under the directory /back_dir,
enter the following:
SmartCell ZX# backup switch
ServerIP() : 90.1.1.100
Path() : /back_dir/config-1
SmartCell ZX #