Managing Configuration Archives

You can perform various actions to manage the configuration archives. You can list, view, apply, copy, and delete the configuration archives.

Complete the following steps to manage configuration archives.

  1. On the menu, click Management > Infra.

    Configuration Archive: Managing Archives

  2. In the CONFIGURATION ARCHIVE pane, select Manage Archives.
    The MANAGE ARCHIVES dialog box displays. All the current configuration archive files are listed.

    Managing Archives

    You can perform the following actions:

    • View the content of a specific archive
    • Copy an archive to another archive
    • Apply and reload the system with a specific archive without changing the startup configuration
    • Delete configuration archives

Parent topic: Configuration Archive

Viewing Archive Content

Complete the following steps to display the content of a specific archive.
  1. Select Management > Infra.
  2. In the CONFIGURATION ARCHIVE pane, select Manage Archives.
    The MANAGE ARCHIVES dialog box displays.
  3. Select a configuration archive and select to display the content of the selected configuration archive.

    Viewing Archive Content

  4. Select Back to return to the MANAGE ARCHIVES dialog box.

Copying an Archive to Another Archive

Complete the following steps to copy an archive to another archive.
  1. Select Management > Infra.
  2. In the CONFIGURATION ARCHIVE pane, select Manage Archives.
    The MANAGE ARCHIVES dialog box displays.
  3. Select a configuration archive and select .

    Copying a Configuration Archive

  4. In the File Name field, enter a name following the archive-naming convention (prefixed with a pre-defined string "ICX7K_ARCHIVE").
  5. Select Apply to copy the selected archive to the new archive file.

Applying an Archive to the System

Complete the following steps to apply and reload the system with a specific archive without changing the startup configuration.
  1. Select Management > Infra.
  2. In the CONFIGURATION ARCHIVE pane, select Manage Archives.
    The MANAGE ARCHIVES dialog box displays.
  3. Select a config archive and select .

    Applying a Configuration Archive

  4. In the Partition list, select Primary or Secondary to select the partition to which you want to apply the configuration archive.
  5. Select Apply to load the system with the specified configuration archive.

Uploading an Archive to the System

Complete the following steps to upload an archive to the system.
  1. Select Management > Infra.
  2. In the CONFIGURATION ARCHIVE pane, select Manage Archives.
    The MANAGE ARCHIVES dialog box displays.
  3. Select a saved configuration archive file from the local machine and select to upload the archive to the system.
    The UPLOAD ARCHIVES dialog box displays.

    Uploading an Archive

    If the number of archives in the system exceeds the configured archive size with the addition of the new archive file, the oldest archive file that must be deleted is shown in the dialog box.
  4. Select Apply to load the system with the specified configuration archive.
    When the archive is uploaded to the device, the completion status displays.

    Upload Archive Status

Deleting an Archive

Complete the following steps to delete a specific archive.
  1. Select Management > Infra.
  2. In the CONFIGURATION ARCHIVE pane, select Manage Archives.
    The MANAGE ARCHIVES dialog box displays.
  3. Select a configuration archive and select to delete the selected configuration archive. A confirmation dialog box displays.

    Deleting a Configuration Archive

  4. Select Apply to delete the selected configuration archive.
    A message displays indicating that the configuration archive has been deleted successfully.
  5. Select Back to return to the MANAGE ARCHIVES dialog box.