HP H-series Enterprise Fabric Management Suite Software - Manual (Page 120)

120 Managing Switches
Restoring a switch
Restoring a switch loads the archived switch configuration parameters to the switch. The administrative state
of the switch must be set to Offline using the Switch Properties dialog box before an archive can be used
in the restore process. The switch type archive must be compatible with the switch to be restored. For more
information, see ” Archiving a switch ” (page 119).
Figure 71 Restore dialog boxes—full and selective
CAUTION: The switch being restored should be physically disconnected from the fabric. Restoring a
switch in a fabric can severely disrupt the fabric. After the restore process is complete, the switch can be
reconnected to the fabric.
To restore a switch:
1. Log in to the switch you want to restore. You cannot restore a switch over an ISL.
2. Select the switch in the fabric tree.
3. Select Switch > Restore to display the Restore dialog box ( Figure 71 ). The Restore dialog box includes a
Full Restore tab and a Selective Restore tab.
4. Enter a name for the file to be archived or click Browse and search for a file name. This archive file must
be one that was produced by the Enterprise Fabric Management Suite Archive function. Configuration
backup files created with the Config Backup command are not compatible with the Enterprise Fabric
Management Suite Restore function. The Config Backup command does not archive the primary or
secondary secrets for any security groups.
5. To restore all configuration settings, click the Full Restore tab, then click Restore. To restore selected
configuration settings, click the Selective Restore tab, select one or more of the following options, and
then click Restore.
• Network Properties—Restores all settings presented in the Network properties dialog box except the
IP address. See ” Configuring the network ” (page 99).
• IP Address—Restores switch IP address in addition to the other network properties
• Port Properties—Restores all settings presented in the Port Properties dialog box. See ”
Port symbolic
name ” (page 135).
• Switch Properties—Restores all settings presented in the Switch properties dialog box except the
domain ID. See ” Switch properties ” (page 93).
• Domain ID—Restores switch domain ID in addition to the other switch properties.