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4-30 Compaq ProLiant CL380 Software User Guide Saving Configuration Settings to a File From the Storage pull-down menu, select Controller, Configuration, then Save. The current configuration settings, including caches, LUNs, host ports, and strip size, will be saved. CAUTION: When saving a configuration, all controller data and RAID set data is preserved at the time of the Save operation. When restoring a configuration, the configuration being restored must EXACTLY match the configuration when it was saved. Any RAID sets in existence when the Restore Configuration operation takes place that were not in existence when the configuration was saved will be reinitialized, and any data on those RAID sets will be lost. Make sure you have a recent backup copy of your configuration data before you execute this operation. Restoring Configuration Settings from a File You can automatically restore or configure your entire storage subsystem from a previously saved configuration file. The CR3500 Configuration Utility can configure your subsystem from a file only if the file corresponds to your subsystem's hardware configuration. From the Storage pull-down menu, select Controller, Configuration, then Restore. All of the configuration settings, including caches, LUNs, host port, and strip size, will be restored to their original condition. CAUTION: When restoring a configuration, the configuration being restored must match the configuration EXACTLY as it was saved. Any RAID sets in existence when the Restore Configuration operation takes place that were not in existence when the configuration was saved will be reinitialized, and any data on those RAID sets will be lost. You will not be able to restore the original configuration settings if the original hardware and connections have been replaced or if the original configuration settings were not saved before implementing the changes.

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Compaq ProLiant CL380 Software User Guide
Saving Configuration Settings to a File
From the Storage pull-down menu, select Controller, Configuration, then
Save. The current configuration settings, including caches, LUNs, host ports,
and strip size, will be saved.
CAUTION:
When saving a configuration, all controller data and RAID set data is
preserved at the time of the Save operation. When restoring a configuration, the
configuration being restored must
EXACTLY
match the configuration when it
was saved. Any RAID sets in existence when the Restore Configuration operation
takes place that were not in existence when the configuration was saved will be
reinitialized, and any data on those RAID sets will be lost. Make sure you have a
recent backup copy of your configuration data before you execute this operation.
Restoring Configuration Settings from a File
You can automatically restore or configure your entire storage subsystem from
a previously saved configuration file. The CR3500 Configuration Utility can
configure your subsystem from a file only if the file corresponds to your
subsystem
’
s hardware configuration.
From the Storage pull-down menu, select Controller, Configuration, then
Restore.
All of the configuration settings, including caches, LUNs, host port, and strip
size, will be restored to their original condition.
CAUTION:
When restoring a configuration, the configuration being restored
must match the configuration
EXACTLY
as it was saved. Any RAID sets in
existence when the Restore Configuration operation takes place that were not in
existence when the configuration was saved will be reinitialized, and any data
on those RAID sets will be lost.
You will not be able to restore the original configuration settings if the original
hardware and connections have been replaced or if the original configuration
settings were not saved before implementing the changes.