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SmartCell 6A000 User Guide   4-1

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SWITCH ADMINISTRATION

This chapter contains software and hardware procedures that you might need to perform on your SmartCell 6A000 
switch. These procedures include

Backing up switch configuration

Creating routes and connecting switches

Using switch events and alarms

Creating PVC connections

Managing switch traffic

Using low-level boot load switch commands

Upgrading switch software

Saving switch core dumps to a TFTP server

4.1

BACKING UP AND RESTORING SWITCH 
CONFIGURATION

Once your SmartCell 6A000 ATM switch is up and running or you have made extensive changes to the configuration, 
you should back up the switch configuration. If the flash RAM gets formatted or corrupted, you can restore the switch 
configuration from the backup file.

The 

 command backs up only the configuration files. It does not back up 

an image of the operating software.

To perform a back up or restore, you must have TFTP server software running on an end station that’s reachable by the 
SmartCell 6A000. The

 command copies the configuration files on the switch to a directory specified by the 

TFTP server software. Often, this directory is /tftpboot; however, it may be different with your TFTP server software. 
Backup file names can be anything. Both the target backup directory and its file must exist and have appropriate read 
and write permissions for the backup to complete successfully.

The

 command prompts you for the IP address of the TFTP server end station, the backup path, and the name 

of the file within which you are saving the configuration. For example, if the IP address of the TFTP server end station 
is 90.1.1.100, and you want to save the switch configuration in the file named config-1 under the directory /back_dir, 
enter the following:

SmartCell ZX# backup switch

ServerIP() : 90.1.1.100

Path() : /back_dir/config-1

SmartCell ZX #