Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.0

Backup and Restore of fabric state

In specific scenarios where the fabric has a single switch or multiple switches, you can backup all the switch configuration to an external file. The backed up user configuration can be applied at any point to restore the old known stable state.

This feature allows you to backup a known good state of the configuration to an external device. If the switch configuration goes bad, the old known good state can be restored.

The Backup functionality allows you to backup all of the user configuration to a text file. If the configuration is in Layer3 LEAF and SPINE or Layer2 VxRail personality, REST endpoints are available that returns a text file containing all the user configuration that was done through the REST interfaces.

The text file is in JSON format.

The Restore functionality allows you to restore the last known good configuration. The REST POST end point is available that enables you to stream the backed-up configuration.

After the restore is performed, database is wiped completely. The configuration is then restored from the input file.

The restore functionality is followed by mastership switchover. For the successful restore operation to occur, the restore activity should be applied to the same set of OS10 Nodes. Also, the personality should be the same when the Backup was performed.

The Backup and Restore endpoints are accessible only for the users with sysadmin role. The REST payload will be encrypted using the SSL protocol.