Administration Menu and Forms : Backup Configuration

Backup Configuration
Selecting Administration - Backup Config in Expert mode displays the Backup Configuration form.
The Type pull-down menu options on this form are FTP and Storage Device. If Storage Device is selected, the storage device can be either a CompactFlash or an IDE PCMCIA drive.
NOTE: Use an FTP server to save and retrieve your console server configuration. For the backup configuration to work, the FTP server must be on the same subnet. Ensure that it is accessible from the console server by pinging the FTP server. Use a storage device such as a CompactFlash or an IDE PCMCIA drive to save your configuration.
The following table describes the available fields and buttons in the Backup Config form if FTP is selected.
Path of a directory on the FTP server where you have write access for saving the backup copy of the configuration file. Specify a filename if you wish to save the file under another name. For example, to save the configuration file zvmppccs.0720_qa.acs-k26 in a directory called /upload on the FTP server, you would enter the following in the Path and Filename field:
The following table describes the available fields when Storage Device is selected from the Type pull-down menu.
The system saves the configuration in the storage device with a flag REPLACE used by the RESTORECONF utility to override the internal Flash configuration after reboot.
To back up or restore the configuration files using an FTP server:
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Go to Administration - Backup Config in Expert mode.
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Select FTP from the Type pull-down menu.
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Enter the directory path on the FTP server where you have write permissions in the Path and Filename field. Enter the filename after the directory path. For example, /upload/zvmppccs.0720_qa.acs-k26.
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To back up or restore the configuration files using a storage device:
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Go to Administration - Backup Config in Expert mode.
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Select Storage Device from the Type pull-down menu.
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To backup a copy of the current configuration files, select Default Configuration and press the Save button.
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To restore a copy of the configuration files saved on the storage device without replacing the internal Flash configuration, select Default Configuration and press the Load button.
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Click apply changes.
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To restore a copy of the configuration files saved on the storage device and replace the internal Flash configuration, select Replace Configuration and click the Load button.
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Click apply changes.
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