Nortel Networks 4050 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide

 

 provides more information about the backup and restore commands on 

the Configuration menu.

Configuration menu backup and restore commands

followed by:

ptcfg <protocol> 
<server> <filename> 
<passphrase>

Saves the current configuration, including private keys 
and certificates, to a file on the specified file exchange 
server. You can later use this file to restore the 
configuration by using the 

 command. You are 

prompted to provide the following information:

•

 is the export protocol. Options are 

tftp|ftp|scp|sftp.

 The default is 

tftp

.

•

 is the host name or IP address of the file 

exchange server.

•

 is the name of the destination file on 

the file exchange server.

•

 is a password phrase required to 

protect the private keys in the configuration. If you 
later restore the configuration using the 

 

command, you will be prompted for this password 
phrase.

•

for FTP, SCP, and SFTP, user name and password

Note: If you have fully separated the Administrator user 
role from the Certificate Administrator user role, the 
export passphrase defined by the Certificate 
Administrator is used to protect the private keys in the 
configuration, and this is transparent to the user. If you 
later restore the configuration using the 

 

command, the Certificate Administrator must enter the 
correct passphrase. For more information on 
separating the Administrator user role from the 
Certificate Administrator user role, see