You can use the EFA command line to replace a faulty device with a new device and
maintain the configuration of the old device.
Prerequisites:
- Ensure that periodic configuration backup is enabled on all devices that may
need RMA. This prerequisite ensures that you have the latest configuration file
to be used for recovery.
- Ensure that maintenance mode is enabled upon reboot on all devices.
This procedure describes how to replace a faulty device as part of the Return
Material Authorization (RMA) process. For more information, see Return Material Authorization.
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Obtain the configuration backup
of the old device.
# efa inventory config-backup execute --ip <ip-addr>
This step generates a configuration backup ID that you use in step
5.
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Replace the faulty device with
the new device.
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Ensure that the ports of the new device are administratively up and
online.
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Configure the new device with the same management IP address and credentials as
the old device.
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Start the RMA process.
# efa inventory rma execute --ip <ip-addr> --config-backup-id <id>
Note
As a best practice, run the command with the
--config-backup-id
<id> option so that the configuration is properly restored.
If you run the command without the backup ID, you will need to manually
update the configuration on the new device.
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View the RMA history and
detail.
# efa inventory rma history -–ip <ip-addr>
# efa inventory rma detail –uuid <uuid>
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View the drift reconcile history
and detail.
# efa inventory drift-reconcile history -–device-ip <ip-addr>
# efa inventory drift-reconcile detail –-uuid <uuid>
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Install the HTTPS or OAuth2 certificate on the new device.
# efa certificates device install --ips <device-ip-addr> --certType [https|token]
- Optional:
Delete the RMA record.
# efa inventory rma delete -–ip <ip-addr>
- Optional:
Manually start the drift
reconcile process if the RMA process fails during the drift reconcile stage.
# efa inventory drift-reconcile execute --ip <ip-addr> –-reconcile
