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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 QuickTools Archive function. Configuration
backup files created with the Config Backup command are not compatible
with the QuickTools Restore function. The Config Backup command does
not archive the primary or secondary secrets for any security groups.
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 select one or more of the following options, 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 4-22.
IP Address — restores switch IP address in addition to the other
network properties.
Port Properties — restores all settings presented in the Port properties
dialog. Refer to ”Port Symbolic Name” on page 6-12.
Switch Properties — restores all settings presented in the Switch
properties dialog except the domain ID. Refer to ”Switch Properties” on
page 4-16.
Domain ID — restores switch domain ID in addition to the other
switch properties.
Configured Zoning — restores all configured zone sets, zones, and
aliases in the switch’s zoning database excluding the active zone set.
Nicknames — restores the last saved nickname configuration.
Call Home — restores all Call Home configuration and profiles
settings.
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 list 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.