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• All configuration—An XML file that includes all system and logical configuration settings. You can
use the file generated from this backup to import these configuration settings to the original fabric
interconnect or to a different fabric interconnect. You cannot use this file for a system restore. This file
does not include passwords for locally authenticated users.
• System configuration—An XML file that includesall systemconfiguration settingssuch as usernames,
roles, and locales. You can use the file generated from this backup to import these configuration settings
to the original fabric interconnect or to a different fabric interconnect. You cannot use this file for a
system restore.
• Logical configuration—An XML file that includes all logical configuration settings such as service
profiles, VLANs, VSANs, pools, and policies. You can use the file generated from this backup to import
these configuration settings to the original fabric interconnect or to a different fabric interconnect. You
cannot use this file for a system restore.
Considerations and Recommendations for Backup Operations
Before you create a backup operation, consider the following:
Backup Locations
The backup location is the destination or folder on the network where you want Cisco UCS Manager
to export the backup file. You can maintain only one backup operation for each location where you
plan to save a backup file.
Potential to Overwrite Backup Files
If you rerun a backup operation without changing the filename, Cisco UCS Manager overwrites the
existing file on the server. To avoid overwriting existing backup files, change the filename in the backup
operation or copy the existing file to another location.
Multiple Types of Backups
You can run and export more than one type of backup to the same location. You need to change the
backup type before you rerun the backup operation. We recommend that you change the filename for
easier identification of the backup type and to avoid overwriting the existing backup file.
Scheduled Backups
You cannot schedule a backup operation. You can, however, create a backup operation in advance and
leave the admin state disabled until you are ready to run the backup. Cisco UCS Manager does not run
the backup operation, save, or export the configuration file until you set the admin state of the backup
operation to enabled.
Incremental Backups
You cannot perform incremental backups of the Cisco UCS Manager system configuration.
Backwards Compatibility
Starting with Release 1.1(1) of the Cisco UCS Manager, full state backups are encrypted so that
passwords and other sensitive information are not exported as clear text. As a result, full state backups
made from Release 1.1(1) or later cannot be restored to a Cisco UCS domain running an earlier software
release.
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