Restoring a Configuration

To restore a configuration file, follow these steps:

1. In the JUNOScope main window, click Configuration > Repository > Restore. The Restore—Select Options dialog box appears.
2. In the Device drop-down list box, select a device to which to restore a configuration file.
3. Do one of the following:
   • To restore an archived configuration, ensure that Archived Configuration (the default selection) is selected in the Configuration File drop-down list box.
   • To restore an imported configuration file, select a filename in the Configuration File drop-down list box. Configuration filenames only appear in the Configuration File drop-down list box when you have imported a configuration file. If you have not imported a configuration file, Archive Configuration only appears in the Configuration File drop-down list box.
4. Click Next. The Restore—Select configuration revision dialog box appears with the configurations stored in the JUNOScope CVS repository listed by archive date, revision, and comment.
5. Click the option button for the configuration file that you want to restore.

   Note: If you have selected a BXOS device in Step 2, you must choose a configuration file that is in a well-formed XML format for restoring on the BXOS device. If the selected file is not in xml format or is structurally invalid, the restore operation fails and an “Unsupported Operation” message is returned.

   Tip: For BXOS archived configurations, the comment field indicates whether it is a startup configuration or a running configuration.

6. Select whether you want to override, replace, or merge (default) the current configuration on the device. The available options include:
   • Override—Discards all of the current configuration and loads the selected configuration.
   • Replace—Deletes the current configuration statement(s) and adds the selected configuration.
   • Merge—(Default) Combines the selected configuration statement(s) with the current configuration. If there are conflicting statements, the statements in the incoming configuration override those in the current configuration.
7. Do one of the following:
   • If the selected device is a JUNOS device that has two Routing Engines installed, click the Synchronize Routing Engines check box. This option, if checked, restores the configuration on both Routing Engines. This option is not displayed when you have selected a device other than a JUNOS device.
   • If the selected device is a BXOS device, click the Sync the Startup Configuration with Running check box. This option, when checked, synchronizes the running configuration with the startup configuration. If this option is not selected, only the running configuration is updated after the restore operation. This option is displayed only when you have selected a BXOS device for restoring configuration.
8. Select when you want the restore operation to occur.
   • Click the Now option button to perform the restore operation immediately.
   • Click the Save Operation as option button to save the restore operation so that you can combine it with other operations to be run concurrently or in sequence. Type a name for the restore operation in the text box.
9. Click Next. The Restore—Confirm your selections dialog box appears.
10. Click Finish to confirm the restore operation.

    If you selected to save the restore operation, the Configuration > Repository menu appears. To view the saved restore operation, click Settings >
    Saved Operations.

11. The Restore—Wait for operation to complete dialog box appears; wait for the Restore operation to complete.

    After a few seconds, the Restore—View operation status dialog box appears.

    The Requested Operation Status dialog box lists the restore operation results by device, status, start time, last update time, and status message.

12. Click OK.

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