Config back up and restore

[Simon_Vosper]

Hi Could someone please help me with swithc back and restore. I did tftp uplaod of config file and named it new.cfg I then did :tftp get" on to another switch: X670V-48t.2 # ls -rw-r--r-- 1 admin admin 64370 May 14 16:40 new.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 admin admin 64370 May 14 16:50 primary.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 187901 May 14 16:59 secondary.cfg drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 May 14 17:02 vmt Can someone please tell me why the command "use config new" will not work. I also made a copy of the config called primary.cfg. Put that on the switch too and over wrote the existing primary.cfg. When I reboot (saying no to save config) I just get setup wizard. Thanks Simon

[Simon_Vosper]

Hi Doug i feel this is a little more simple than that. I thought one of the many experts on here could give me some guidance with config restoration.

[Doug]

Hello Simon,

If something is not working with the commands provided I would suggest you contact the GTAC so we can assist you further.

http://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/How_To/How-to-contact-Extreme-Networks-Global-Tech...

On a side note, are you familiar with our Inventory Manager software that is part of NetSight? Check out the Inventory Manager section in the datasheet:
http://learn.extremenetworks.com/rs/extreme/images/NetSight-DS.pdf

It's a software tool that can do uploads/downloads across multiple switches with ease.

- Doug

[Simon_Vosper]

Hi Doug

Thanks for the response. I will give this a try, but are we saying that a basic TFTP of a config file does not work. We are working on a a large roll out of switches with hundreds of VLANs and lines of MSTP config. This really doesn't seem like an efficient and accurate way to backup and restore config files.
Regards

Simon

[Doug]

Take a look at the following link to see if it helps.
http://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/How_To/How-to-copy-a-configuration-to-a-new-switch