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Appendix 13 Using Adapters
UCS Software Adapter
Step 4
Enter the information in the remaining tabs as necessary, then click Save to complete the activity
definition.
definition.
Defining the Create UCS Configuration Backup Activity
Step 1
In the Process Editor Toolbox, choose Cisco UCS >Create UCS Configuration Backup, click the
activity and drag it onto the Workflow pane.
activity and drag it onto the Workflow pane.
Step 2
Click the General tab and enter the required information.
Step 3
Click the Configuration Backup tab to define the properties specific to the activity, including:
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Type—Choose the type of configuration to be backed up from the drop-down list. The following
configuration types are available:
configuration types are available:
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Full state—Includes a snapshot of the entire system. You can use this file for disaster recovery
if you need to recreate every configuration on a fabric interconnect or rebuild a fabric
interconnect.
if you need to recreate every configuration on a fabric interconnect or rebuild a fabric
interconnect.
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All configuration—Includes all system and logical configuration information.
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System configuration—Includes all system configuration settings such as user names, roles, and
locales.
locales.
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Logical configuration— Includes all logical configuration settings such as service profiles,
LAN configuration settings, SAN configuration settings, pools, and policies.
LAN configuration settings, SAN configuration settings, pools, and policies.
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Preserve identities—Preserve all identities derived from pools, including the MAC addresses,
WWPN, WWNN, and UUIDs.
WWPN, WWNN, and UUIDs.
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Protocol—The protocol to be used when communicating with the remote server. The following
protocols can be used:
protocols can be used:
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FTP
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TFTP
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SCP
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SFTP
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Remote file—The full path to the backup configuration file. This field can contain the filename as
well as the path. If you omit the filename, the backup procedure assigns a name to the file.
well as the path. If you omit the filename, the backup procedure assigns a name to the file.
Note
You can insert the timestamp into the file name by referencing the output from the Format
Date activity. This activity will format the process start time into a data time string and
expose a Formatted Date property that can be referenced in the Create UCS Configuration
Backup activity (Remote File field)
Date activity. This activity will format the process start time into a data time string and
expose a Formatted Date property that can be referenced in the Create UCS Configuration
Backup activity (Remote File field)
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User—The runtime user that should be used to log into the remote server. This field does not apply
if the protocol is TFTP.
if the protocol is TFTP.
Step 4
Enter the information in the remaining tabs as necessary, then click Save to complete the activity
definition.
definition.