How to do switch backup? Switches play an important role in enterprise network management. We need to know how to back up the switches, whether they are Layer 2 switches in the access layer or Layer 3 switches in the convergence layer and core layer. To avoid data loss due to sudden downtime.

1. Switch backup data

How to do switch backup? The important data in the switch needs special backup. There are many important data in the switch, such as the operating system file saved in the switch FLASH and the config configuration file also saved in FLASH. These files need to be backed up. What data in the switch needs to be backed up can be viewed with show flash (Cicso device) or dis flash (H3C device).

2. TFTP method for backup and recovery of switch data

The TFTP method mainly refers to setting a computer in the network as a TFTP service. By setting this service, data can be backed up and restored. The TFTP server can be connected with the switch through the network, and the data of the switch can be backed up and restored through the get or put command.

3. Specific operation

The switch can establish a connection with the TFTP server through the Cisco TFTP Server software. After the connection, only a few steps are required to complete the data backup. First, you need to download the Cisco TFTP Server program and decompress it, and then run the main program. The main program can backup the data in detail when it is running, so that the backup of the switch can be completed quickly.

How to do switch backup? The important data in the switch needs to be backed up. At this time, the switch data can be backed up and restored with the help of TFTP method. It is not difficult for the switch data to be backed up. It only needs to follow certain steps. Because many data are hard to recover once lost nowadays, the backup work cannot be ignored.