Lantronix
x4120 User Guide
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4: Operation
General
This section describes the non-configuration operations that can be performed for the x4120.
Backup and Restore Operations (Provisioning)
Using the Web interface you can back up and restore the configuration information for the IONMM and
any or all of the x4120s in the ION system.
A Backup
is used to get the SIC card running configuration, convert it to CLI commands, and save those
CLI commands into the backup file. The backup file is stored in the IONMM.
Note
: Lantronix recommends as a “best practice” to back up each SIC card’s configuration after it is fully
configured, so that in the event of an error or hardware failure, the configuration can be easily and rapidly
restored.
A Restore
is used to send the CLI commands in the configuration file to a SIC after removing the current
SIC running configuration. If a problem causes the SIC card configuration restoration to stop (e.g., due to
a lost network connection between the PC host and Agent card) the SIC card will use the previous
configuration to run the traffic. If the IONMM card is downloading the restore configuration data to the SIC
card, and the SIC card is physically removed from the chassis, the SIC card will use the factory default
configuration setting when it is re-inserted into the chassis.
Lantronix recommends that you to enter a “
show card info
” CLI command to view the SIC card’s current
configuration before a backup/restore operation to verify the desired configuration settings. There are
several CLI
show
commands that allow you to display (show) information about a SIC card’s
configuration. For a complete description of these and other CLI commands see the
x4120 CLI Reference
Manual, 33497
.
Displaying Information
There are several CLI commands that allow you to display (show) information about the x4120
configuration. For a complete description of these and other CLI commands see the
x4120 CLI Reference
Manual, 33552
.
