How to Back up and Restore UCS Manager.
There are four types of backup configuration files that we can create:
1. Full State: Full State is a binary file that can be used to restore the system during disaster recovery. Also when we are upgrading UCS Fabric interconnect from 6200 to 6300 Series or old Fabric Interconnect fails and we had to RMA it. We cannot use this file for import operations. We can only perform a restore through the initial system setup.
2. All Configuration: Logical Configuration is an XML file of all logical configuration settings which have service profiles related, VLANs and VSANs connectivity, pools, and policies.
3. System Configuration: System Configuration is an XML file of all system configuration settings which have usernames, roles, and locales.
4. Logical Configuration: All configuration consists of all System and Logical Configuration settings in a single XML file.
NOTE: We can only use these XML files to import the configuration settings to the original Fabric Interconnect or to a different Fabric Interconnect.
Procedure to create Full State Backup:
1. Log in to UCS Manager.
2. In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab.
3. Click the All node.
4. In the Work pane, click the General tab.
5. In the Actions area, click Backup Configuration.
6. In the Backup Configuration dialog box, click Create Backup Operation.
7. In the Create Backup Operation dialog box, complete the below fields:
a. Admin State: Enabled
b. Type: Full State
c. Location of Backup File: Local File System
d. Filename: <filename>.bin