How do I restore an NE from a backup?

Purpose

If you backed up an NE from NSP, you can restore to that backup from Device management, Managed Network Elements. The current NE version must match the version installed when the backup was made. The NE Name of the NE must be unique in the NSP; restore operations may fail if the NE Name is shared with another NE.

An FTP mediation policy must be assigned to the NE before you can perform a backup. FTP mediation policies are created and assigned using a REST API; see the Device Management tutorials on the Network Developer Portal.

Steps
 
1 

Open Device Management, Managed Network Elements.

2 

From the Managed Network Elements list, select the NE you need to restore.

3 

Perform one of the following to find the backup you need to restore:

  1. To select from a list of completed backup operations, click png1.png (Table row actions), Review backups, View backup history. The backup history view appears, displaying a list of backup operations performed on the selected NE.

  2. To select from a list of backup files, click png1.png (Table row actions), Review backups, View all backup files. The backup file view appears, displaying a list of the backup files stored for the selected NE.

4 

Select the successful backup operation or backup file which you need to restore, and click png1.png, Restore. If a default restore operation type is configured, then a restore operation is created and starts immediately; otherwise, the Restore NE form opens.

5 

If required, choose a restore operation type from the drop-down list in the Restore NE form, then click Restore.

6 

You can view the status of the Restore operation on the Operations tab, and view a record of the completed Restore operation in the Operation History view.

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