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4 – Managing Switches
Restoring a Switch
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3. Enter the archive file name or browse for the file. This archive file must be
one that was produced by the SANsurfer Switch Manager Archive function.
Configuration backup files created with the Config Backup command are not
compatible with the SANsurfer Switch Manager Restore function.
4. To restore all configuration settings, click the Full Restore tab, then click the
Restore button. To restore selected configuration settings, click the
Selective Restore tab and check one or more of the following boxes, then
click the Restore button:
Network Properties: Restores all settings presented in the Network
properties dialog except the IP address. Refer to “Network Properties”
on page 4-25.
IP Address: Restores switch IP address in addition to the other
network properties.
Switch Properties: Restores all settings presented in the Switch
properties dialog except the domain ID. Refer to “Switch Properties” on
page 4-18.
Domain ID: Restores switch domain ID in addition to the other switch
properties.
Port Properties: Restores all settings presented in the Port properties
dialog. Refer to “Configuring Ports” on page 5-10.
Configured Zoning: Restores all zone sets, zones, and aliases in the
switch’s zoning database excluding the active zone set.
5. If you select the Configured Zoning or Full Restore option and the file
contains zone sets, a dialog prompts you to activate one of those zone sets.
Click the Yes button, and select a zone set from the drop-down menu in the
Select Zone Set to be Activated dialog.
6. Click the OK button and view the results in the top pane of the Restore
dialog.