Description

This article provides information on how to backup the initial and user configuration on QFabric.

Symptoms

How to backup the initial and user configuration on Qfabric.

Solution

To restore both halves of the system configuration (initial configuration/user configuration), perform the following procedure:

After the backup, the initial configuration backup is handled; but for the user configuration, a request system software configuration-restore <path> CLI command needs to be used:

root@qfabric> show configuration
## Last commit: 2012-07-17 10:47:37 UTC by root
version "12.2I0 [smandal]";
system {
    root-authentication {
        encrypted-password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA
    }
device-authentication {
    encrypted-password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA
}
}

root@qfabric> request system software configuration-backup /tmp/SHRICONFIG

[root@dg0 ~]# cd /tmp/
[root@dg0 tmp]# cat SHRICONFIG
DG_IP1=10.94.214.80
DG_MASK1=255.255.255.0
DG_GATEWAY1=10.94.214.254
DG_IP2=10.94.214.81
DG_MASK2=255.255.255.0
DG_GATEWAY2=10.94.214.254
DG_IPV6_1=
DG_IPV6_2=
DG_IPV6_GATEWAY=
DCF0=10.94.214.158
MACADDRSTART=00:11:00:00:00:00
MACADDRCOUNT=4000
DG_PASSWORD=ABC123
DEV_PASS_CRYPT=$ABC123
DEV_PASS_KRYPT=$ABC123
FABSERIAL=qfsn-0123456789
PRODUCT_TYPE=QFX3000-G:qfx3000-g:product_category=1
DNS_FORWARDER=
--------------------
## Last commit: 2012-07-17 10:47:37 UTC by root
version "12.2I0 [smandal]";
system {
    root-authentication {
        encrypted-password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA
    }
device-authentication {
    encrypted-password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA
}
}
[root@dg0 tmp]#
Before you can access the QFabric switch, you must complete the initial setup of the Director group by using the following procedure:

If the initial setup procedure is not successfully completed, log out of the Director device and then re-login to restart this setup menu:
Continue?[y/n] y
Initial Configuration
You can also manually enter the configuration or restore from a backup:
Specify a backup file? [y/n] : y
Please specify the full path of the configuration backup file. : /tmp/SHRICONFIG
Saving temporary configuration...
Configuring peer...
Configuring local interfaces...
Configuring interface eth0 with [10.94.214.80/24:10.94.214.254]
Configured interface eth0 with [10.94.214.80/24:10.94.214.254]
MAC pool has already been configured, not re-configuring.
Configuring QFabric address [10.94.214.158]
Reconfiguring QFabric software static configuration
Applying the new Director Device password
Not first install initial configuration, not applying QFabric Component password.
Not first install initial configuration, only sharing SSH keys.
Shared SSH keys.
Configuration complete. Director Group services will auto start within 30 seconds .
Now, If a random configuration is committed:
root@qfabric> show configuration
## Last commit: 2012-07-17 10:56:24 UTC by root
version "12.2I0 [smandal]";
system {
     root-authentication {
         encrypted-password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA
     }
device-authentication {
    encrypted-password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA
}
}
interfaces { ### SC: THIS IS THE NEW STANZA
tor0:xe-0/0/12 {
     description "Test Me";
}
}

root@qfabric> request system software configuration-restore /tmp/SHRICONFIG

root@qfabric> show configuration
## Last commit: 2012-07-17 10:57:15 UTC by root
version "12.2I0 [smandal]";
system {
     root-authentication {
         encrypted-password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA
     }
device-authentication {
    encrypted-password "$ABC123"; ## SECRET-DATA
}
}
The configuration is restored.