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Back Up a Configuration
There are a number of reasons for backing up your PacketShaper configuration: Your configuration may not load properly after upgrading to a new version of PacketWise software. You could upgrade to a new release and then realize that you want to revert to a previous version. You might need to exchange your current PacketShaper for a different unit (for example, a newer model) and need to migrate files to the new unit. You can preserve the current configuration and use it to configure other units. You will be able to recover critical configuration files in the unlikely event of file corruption. PacketWise automatically stores your settings in a file named config.ldi. This file contains the traffic tree configuration (including all classes, class IDs, partitions, policies, host lists, and events), as well as all sharable configuration settings such as packet shaping, traffic discovery, passwords, SNMP, email, SNTP, compression, and Syslog. The config.ldi file should be backed up on a regular basis, as it can be used to restore a configuration if needed. In addition, PacketWise offers a way to capture your traffic configuration and settings in an executable command (.CMD) file. Note that restoring a configuration by running a CMD file takes much longer (possibly hours) than loading a config.ldi (less than a minute). However, Packeteer recommends that you create and backup the CMD file as a safeguard in case the config.ldi fails to load.

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The setup capture command saves your traffic configuration and settings in an executable CMD file. If you ever need to restore the settings you captured, you can use the run command to re-create the configuration. To save your settings in a CMD file: 1. Access the command-line interface. 2. Enter the following command: setup capture complete <filename> where <filename> is the name of the CMD file (such as backup.cmd); it is not necessary to type the .CMD file extension. Filenames can be up to eight characters in length. This ASCII file is saved in the 9.256/cmd directory and should be backed up to a client workstation.

Customer Portal Adaptive Response Direct Standby Watch Mode PolicyCenter Tasks Reference Product Information Documents After capturing the units configuration in a command file, you should copy the config.ldi file and the CMD file to a workstations hard drive. To transfer files from the PacketShaper to a workstation hard drive:

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Back Up a Configuration

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1. At your workstations command line (e.g., MS-DOS prompt), create a directory where the backup files will be stored. Make sure that the directory name identifies the specific unit so that the basic.cfg file stored therein can be used to recover the unit. 2. Go to the newly created directory and enter: ftp <ipaddress> where <ipaddress> is the PacketShapers address (for example, ftp 192.166.0.100). When you press Enter, the screen messages indicate that the connection has been made and that the server is ready. 3. Press Enter to bypass the user name. 4. Enter the units touch password. 5. To go to the PacketShapers directory where the configuration files are stored on the flash drive, type: cd /cfg 6. To transfer the config.ldi file from the PacketShaper to your local drive, enter: ascii (if you aren't already in ASCII mode) get config.ldi 7. To transfer the CMD file, enter the following commands to back up the file: cd /cmd get backup.cmd (substitute the actual filename you used) quit Tip: To perform configuration backups on a regular basis, you can use the schedule feature. See Automate Backups . See also: Restore a Configuration

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