Use the Backup procedures and the Restore from Backup procedures to:
  • Routinely capture network-specific configuration settings of an Edge 8000 device.
    The backup and restore commands back up and restore all the applications active in the device, including the Analog Manager, the 6Wind Router, and the SBC SWe Edge.
  • Restore the configuration settings as part of the Performing Software Upgrades and Performing Disaster Recovery.

Use the Disaster Recovery procedures when an Edge 8000 device suffers a partial or complete failure and must be replaced as a whole unit.

Attention

Ribbon highly recommends storing the backups at an off-site location to ensure the recovery of the backups in the event of an on-site disaster.

Tip

When executing commands for a backup or recovery, remember you can always enter the CLI sys-tools help command. The response gives a list of available commands with the proper syntax and a brief explanation of each command.

[sysadm@8000 ~]$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for sysadm:
[root@8000 ~]# sys-tools help
Help:
app reinstall [ pkg_name ] - reinstall package
config backup [ ConfigName | default ] - configuration backup
config restore [ ConfigName | default ] - configuration restore
config ls - list saved configurations
debug - show some status and logs
image ls - show iso images on disk
image download [ http://path_to_get_file ] - download iso file
image active filename.iso - activate local repo from iso image
image install filename.iso - reboot and install using filename.iso
image delete filename.iso - delete image filename.iso
license [analog|router] license_key_string - update analog|router licnese key
license sweedge license_file.xml - update sweedge licnese file
linkstatus InterfaceName - show interface link status
report  [ name ] - report status/config to name
help - show help
[root@8000 ~]#