Switch Configuration Backup and Restore
A configuration backup is a backup copy of the switch configuration file. As part of standard configuration maintenance, you should keep individual backup files for all switches in the fabric.
You can back up the configuration to the SANnav repository, and you can also export the configuration to a file as an additional safety measure.
Configuration backups are triggered in several ways:
• Discovery
Switch or fabric discovery automatically triggers a backup for all switches in the fabric that have the correct user credentials.
• Event Triggered
Configuration backups are automatically triggered when a switch undergoes configuration changes and on reception of audit events in the master log. Note that SANnav must be registered as an SNMP trap recipient for event-triggered backup to occur.
• Manual
You can backup a switch configuration on-demand.
• Scheduled
You can set up a daily or weekly schedule when backups are to occur automatically.
Configuration backups are stored in a repository in the SANnav database. There is no limit to the number of backups that are stored.
Configuration backups can be kept in the repository for 30 days, 90 days, or indefinitely. By default, configuration backups are kept for 30 days. If you schedule a configuration backup, you have the option to change the default retention period to 90 days.
One configuration backup for each switch is designated as the baseline. By default, the first configuration backup is designated as the baseline, but you can change the baseline configuration. The baseline configuration is kept indefinitely. You cannot delete the baseline configuration from the repository.
In addition to storing the configurations in the repository, you can also export a configuration to a file as an additional safety measure.
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