CLI – Backing up or restoring Spectrum Connect configuration

At any point, you can back up the current Spectrum Connect configuration and save it to a file, or load a previously saved configuration to restore a configuration.

The configuration includes storage credentials, storage systems, vCenter credentials, and storage resource attachments.

Use the sc_configuration CLI command to save the existing configuration, or load a saved configuration to replace the existing one. Use the required argument after the command, as specified in the following table.

Note:

All CLI command arguments are case-sensitive.
The backup and restore operations are not available on the Spectrum Connect GUI.
Attention:
- Before using the restore option, the IBM® VASA Provider service must be stopped as explained in Checking and controlling the Spectrum Connect Linux service. Start the service again after the configuration has been loaded.
- restore should be used only with a freshly installed Spectrum Connect that has not yet been configured.

Table 1. Arguments for sc_configuration
Argument	Use after sc_configuration to:
backup -f <file name> -k <8 characters> or backup --file <file name> --key <8 characters>	Save the current IBM Storage Provider configuration to the specified file using an AES-256 encryption key that comprises 8 characters. For example: `sc_configuration backup -f confbackup -k abcdefghijklmnop` Important: You will need to provide this key in any restore operation (see below).
restore -f <file name> -k <8 characters> or restore --file <file name> --key <8 characters>	Load a configuration from a specified file by providing the file name and the encryption key that was used in the creation of the file. Attention: See the notes above this table. For example: `sc_configuration restore -f confgbackup -k abcdefghijklmnop`
-h or --help	Display help information that is relevant to sc_configuration. You can also display help for the backup or restore argument if it is typed on the command line as well.