shutdown/reboot core switch

[Mary]

we have two switches stacked together, tommorrow afternoon we will have no elecricity for 3 days, our UPS can't last that long.

so I try to shutdown the switches today, any thing need to take note, after three days, I just press reboot button, and does it work? thanks

[InayathUlla Sharieff]

Jolin,

Make sure you have taken the backup of config and ios on ftp server.

Yes power off and then connect the power cable back to the switches.

Other than that there is nothing much you can do.

HTH

Regards

Inayath

[Mary]

how to backup ios? 

also can you share the command to backup/restore config file from ftp server? thanks for your reply

[InayathUlla Sharieff]

Switch# wr mem

Switch#copy running-config tftp --> hit enter and then provide the tftp/ftp ip address.

Switch# copy flash:iosname tftp/ftp --> hit enter and provide the ip address of ftp.

Restore:

reverse it.

copy tftp:ipaddress/filename running-config/flash.

Ref:-

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ios-nx-os-software/ios-software-releases-122-mainline/46741-backup-config.html

HTH

Regards

Inayath