Save and Restore

This screen allows the user to save the current configuration of the switch in a file. When save operation is initiated, all configurations made through CLI, SNMP or Web interfaces are saved in a configuration file – iss.conf.

There are thee options to save the configuration data: Flash Save, USB Save, and Remote Save. A Flash Save Configures that the configurations need to be saved in Flash, USB Save to a USB, whereas a Remote Save specifies that the configurations need to be saved to a remote system.

System > Save and Restore > Save

• Save option—click one of the option buttons to specify the save option to be used. The options are:
  • Flash Save—saves the configurations in the specified file name of Flash.
  • USB Save—saves on a USB.
  • Remote Save—saves the configurations in the remote system which is specified by Address Type and IP address.
• Save Format—select from the 2 available options (MIB OID is the current option):
  • Script
  • MIB OID
• Transfer Mode—select the transfer mechanism to save the Switch configurations in the remote system. The remote host machine should have a TFTP / SFTP capable Server running for this operation to be successful. The default option is TFTP. The list contains:
  • TFTP—saves the switch configuration to the remote system through TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) mode.
  • SFTP—saves the switch configuration to the remote system through SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) mode.
• Address Type—select the IP Address type of the remote system in which the Switch configurations are to be saved. The default option is IPv4. IPv4—Sets the Address type as IPv4.
  Note: This field is configurable only if the Save Option is set as Remote Save.
• IP Address—enter the IP Address of the remote system in which the Switch configurations are to be saved.
  Note: This field is configurable only if the Save Option is set as Remote Save.
• SFTP User Name—enter the user name required for saving the configurations to the remote system in SFTP mode. This field is a string of maximum size 20.
  Note: This field is configurable only if the Save Option is set as Remote Save and the Transfer Mode is set as SFTP.

• SFTP Password—enter the password required for saving the switch configurations on to the remote system in SFTP mode. This field is a string of maximum size 20. The specified SFTP username / password should have been configured in the SFTP server running the remote station, for the remote save operation through SFTP to be successful.
  Note: This field is configurable only if the Save Option is set as Remote Save and the Transfer Mode is set as SFTP.
• File Name—Enter the name of the file in which the switch configurations are to be saved. The default file name where the switch configurations are saved is iss.conf. All configurations are saved in a single configuration file only.
  Note: This file name is used for saving the switch configuration, irrespective of the configuration Save Option which can be Flash or Remote Save.

• Add—adds and saves new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value for respective fields and discards all user inputs.

System > Save and Restore > Restore

• Restore option—click one of the option buttons to specify whether the Switch configurations have to be restored. The options are.
  • No Restore—Specifies that the switch configurations need not be restored when the system is restarted
  • Flash Restore—Restores the configurations from the Startup Configuration File in the Flash, when the system is restarted.
  • USB Restore—Restores the configurations on a USB drive, when the system is restarted
• Restore Format—select from the 2 available options (MIB OID is the current option):
  • Script
  • MIB OID
• File Name—enter the configuration file name available in the remote system. The default file name is iss.conf.

• Add—adds and saves new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value for respective fields and discards all user inputs.

1. Startup-config
2. NVRAM Settings
3. Flash Files
   • Users
   • Privil
   • Groups
   • Logs
   • SSL Certificate

System > Save and Restore > Reset

• Apply—saves the configuration.