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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Heasley </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks for your quick reply. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">just wanted to know regarding the alternate way mentioned by you after doing a minimum config for the cisco switch or router for network connectivity as guess it would be a better option</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Is it possible to restore the config from viewvc screen from the browser as I dont see any option neither no option to down and save it as a file on my local desktop pc</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">appreciate your advice and help if the restore could be done from viewvc screen or if any tool is available with viewvc to achieve this</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks and Regards</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">simon</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 07:42:35 PM GMT+3, heasley <heas@shrubbery.net> wrote:
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<div>Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 06:58:33AM +0000, simon ben:<div class="ydpf36f7c9byqt7251566370" id="ydpf36f7c9byqtfd15676"><br clear="none">> Dear All,<br clear="none">> I have rancid running and also installed viewvc and all working great and backing up switches and routersNow I just had one query about restoring the backed up config<br clear="none">> if there is a router or switch failure and is replaced with a new same model router or switch can I follow the below steps for restore<br clear="none">> 1) connect the switch to console2) login to new switch3) copy and paste the config from the rancid backup<br clear="none">> write the config and reboot<br clear="none">> Is that OK or is there any other way to restore , </div><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Yes, in general this works. If you have configured rancid to filter<br clear="none">passwords or other configuration contents, then those must be restored<br clear="none">separately. And, there are a few devices that simply have bugs (imo)<br clear="none">that do not permit the configuration they display to be loaded in their<br clear="none">entirety; ISTR procurve being one.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Another way to restore the config, instead of cut/paste, is to apply<br clear="none">the minimal config to the device for network connectivity, then use<br clear="none">http/rcp/ftp/tftp to load the config. Not all devices support this.<div class="ydpf36f7c9byqt7251566370" id="ydpf36f7c9byqtfd86854"><br clear="none"></div></div>
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