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`
restore -f ./vasa115exported.db	Restore an existing Spectrum Connect configuration that was made with IBM Storage Provider for VMware VASA version 1.1.5 (applicable only to XIV® systems). For this restore operation, you do not need to provide an encryption key: `sc_configuration restore -f ./vasa115exported.db`
-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.