Restore Your KX III Using a Restore File

WARNING: Exercise caution when restoring your KX III to an earlier version. Usernames and password in place at the time of the backup will be restored. If you do not remember the old administrative usernames and passwords, you will be locked out of the KX III.

In addition, if you used a different IP address at the time of the backup, that IP address will be restored as well. If the configuration uses DHCP, you may want to perform this operation only when you have access to the local port to check the IP address after the update.

Follow the steps here to apply a KX II backup/restore file to apply settings from the KX II to the KX III. Before proceeding, review the information in Requirements to Apply a KX II Backup and Restore File to a KX III.

Note that some settings cannot be applied from a KX II to a KX III using the backup/restore function. See KX II-to-KX III Unsupported Backup/Restore File Settings and Functions

• To restore your KX III:

1. Choose Maintenance > Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore page opens.

   

2. Choose the type of restore you want to run:
   • Full Restore - A complete restore of the entire system. Generally used for traditional backup and restore purposes.
   • Protected Restore - Everything is restored except device-specific information such as IP address, name, and so forth. With this option, you can setup one KX III and copy the configuration to multiple KX III devices.
   • Custom Restore - With this option, you can select User and Group Restore, Device Settings Restore, or both:
     • User and Group Restore - This option includes only user and group information. This option does not restore the certificate and the private key files. Use this option to quickly set up users on a different KX III.
     • Device Settings Restore - This option includes only device settings such as power associations, USB profiles, blade chassis related configuration parameters, and Port Group assignments. Use this option to quickly copy the device information.
3. Click Browse. A Choose File dialog appears.
4. Navigate to and select the appropriate backup file and click Open. The selected file is listed in the Restore File field.
5. Click Restore. The configuration is restored based on the type of restore selected, or the supported settings are applied from KX II.