UCS restore job creation is also done in the administrative configuration area of the UCS Manager GUI or it could be accomplished using admin scope in the CLI mode. We will walk through the configuration of the graphical interface and explain various options:
- Log in to UCS Manager.
- Click on the Admin tab in the navigation pane.
- Click on the All tab in the navigation pane and click on Import Configuration in the work pane in the General tab as shown in the following screenshot:
- Click on Create Import Operation:
- On the next screen, provide details for the backup job as follows:
- The following table provides a description of the configuration options available in the preceding screenshot:
| Configuration | Description |
| Admin State |
Enabled: Import job runs immediately after the configuration is complete. Disabled: Import configuration is completed but the job is not run immediately, which could be manually run at a later time. |
| Action |
Merge: Merge into the existing configuration. Replace: Replace the existing configuration. |
| Location of the Import File |
Local File System: Import is fetched locally from the computer where UCS Manager is running. The screen changes to display the Browse button for storing files. Remote File System: Import is fetched from a remote server using one of the protocols mentioned. |
| Protocol | For remote location, protocol selection could be FTP, TFTP, SCP, or SFTP. |
| Hostname | Remote server hostname or IP from where backup is restored. |
| Remote File | Remote filename with full path. |
| User |
User having write permissions on the specified remote server. The User field will disappear for the TFTP selection. |
| Password |
User password. The Password field will disappear for the TFTP selection. |
We will restore from a local backup file as an example:
- Select Admin State as Disabled (if it is to be run at a later time).
- Select Action as Merge or Replace.
- Select Location of the Import File as Local File System.
- Click on Browse and browse to the path of the local folder on the system where UCS Manager is running.
- Select the backup and click on OK.
- In order to run the job at a later time, select the job and click on Import From Local System.
- If it is required to delete a backup job, right-click on the job and select Delete:
- The same screen provides the status of the import task in the form of FSM. To see the details, scroll down and expand FSM Details:
