Restoring Configuration

Perform the steps given below to restore the configuration.

Click Maintenance > Configuration management > Restore configuration in the navigation pane. The Restore configuration preview pane is displayed.
Select or enter the values for the parameters. For more information, refer to the Restore configuration parameters table given below.
Click Submit. You are connected to the PC from which you want to restore configuration.
Locate the configuration file and click it. The configuration is restored on the node.
Click Commit for the restored configuration to take effect.

NOTE: The remote server should have an FTP server installed on it to carry out the Restore configuration data command. For a Linux system, FTP server is inbuilt. For Windows system, install any third party server such as 3com server along with the provided IIS server.

Restore configuration parameters

Parameter	Description	Default Value	Acceptable Value
Configuration Operation	Parameter to select if the configuration is to be backed up from Remote machine or local machine. Restore Configuration from Remote Machine: Configuration is backed up from remote machine. Restore Configuration from Local Machine: Configuration is backed up from local machine.	Restore Configuration from Remote Machine	Restore Configuration from Remote Machine Restore Configuration from Local Machine
Username	The user name of the system where the backup configuration is present.	-	-
Password	The password of the system on which the backup is present.	-	-
IP address	The IP address of the system where the backup is present.	-	-
FTP port(Optional)	The FTP port number for establishing connection with system having the configuration backup.	-	-
Directory	The Directory in which backup configuration file is present.	-	-

NOTE: Cold reboot the shelf after committing the configuration. The Node Configuration state is displayed at the bottom of the preview pane.

Caution Sign CAUTION: The restoration of configuration data of a node is service disruptive. The new configuration data requires backup. Restoration could be done from a system which has an FTP server.