Powertool - how to import config backup file http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&threadId=5414173 2013-05-20T21:20:11Z 2013-05-20T21:20:11Z Hiroshi Okamoto http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=5712841 2012-05-11T03:51:32Z 2012-05-11T03:51:32Z

Hi John, Bhaskar, Thank you for your advice and sorry for my late response. I tried Import-Backup cmdlet via Powertool both v0.9.7.0 and v0.9.8.0 and successfully made the restore of UCSM config. Thank you again for your kindness. Regards, Hiroshi Okamoto

Hiroshi Okamoto 2012-05-11T03:51:32Z Bhaskar Jayakrishnan http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=5426460 2012-04-09T13:36:03Z 2012-04-09T13:36:03Z

Hiroshi, With Powertool 0.9.7.0, Import-UcsBackup is the cmdlet you are looking for to restore backups other than a full-state backup. The Import-UcsBackup cmdlet uploads the backup file to UCS and triggers the import of the backup. If the -Merge flag is specified, UCS will try to merge the configuration, instead of just replacing it with the backup. Thanks, - bhaskar

Bhaskar Jayakrishnan 2012-04-09T13:36:03Z John McDonough http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=5416318 2012-04-06T14:48:09Z 2012-04-06T14:48:09Z

[quote]Hi Experts,   I tried Backup-Ucs command with Powertool 9.6.0 and got backup file successfully. but there seems to be no cmdlet to execute restoreing (importing) the file back into UCS Manager.   Do anyone know how to import it by Powertool?   Regards, Hiroshi    [/quote] Hi Hiroshi,   There are several cmdlets to manage import of an XML backup that was taken from the UCS Manager and the import process, the several I have listed below are from the 0.9.7.0 release.   PS C:\> get-command -Module CiscoUCSPS | select-string import   Add-UcsMgmtImporter Get-UcsMgmtImporter Import-UcsBackup Import-UcsXml Remove-UcsMgmtImporter Set-UcsMgmtImporter   The backup that  results fro Backup-Ucs with the option "full-state" is not an XML file, it is a binary dump of the UCS Manager database and cannot be imported, only restored.  The restore backup capability is only available from the commandline.  You would be presented with the setup/restore option when there is no existing configuration on the UCS.   There maybe a way to force the initial setup process on a UCS with an existing configuration, but I an not familiar with it.   Regards, John

John McDonough 2012-04-06T14:48:09Z Hiroshi Okamoto http://developer.cisco.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&messageId=5414172 2012-04-06T07:34:45Z 2012-04-06T07:34:45Z

Hi Experts,   I tried Backup-Ucs command with Powertool 9.6.0 and got backup file successfully. but there seems to be no cmdlet to execute restoreing (importing) the file back into UCS Manager.   Do anyone know how to import it by Powertool?   Regards, Hiroshi    

Hiroshi Okamoto 2012-04-06T07:34:45Z