Cloning Switches
ExtremeXOS switches provide a script called
clone.py that allows you to clone one switch's setup to another switch in
the following scenarios:
The
clone.py script copies the following:
- All content under:
- /boot
- /exos
- /alt/boot
- /alt/exos
- (optionally) /usr/local/cfg
- Specific NVRAM contents:
- Boot selector
- CLI banner
- Failsafe username,password, and action
Limitations
- Requires ExtremeXOS 22.4 or later.
- Cloning to a standalone switch using a stacking master as the source does not make the
standalone switch a stacking master. The configuration cloned from a stacking master to the
standalone switch is ignored by ExtremeXOS.
- ONIE to non-ONIE or non-ONIE to ONIE
cloning cannot be performed.
Newer ExtremeSwitching series switches (X465, X870, X690, X590) use the Open Network
Install Environment (ONIE) bootloader. All other ExtremeSwitching series switches do
not use ONIE.
- Clone application does not connect through VR-USER.
- Synchronize cannot be done for mixed stacking. All nodes in the stack must be the same
platform.
- If the clone master is started and stopped, the dirty bit is set.
Supported Platforms
Cloning is supported on ExtremeSwitching X450-G2, X460-G2, X670-G2, X440-G2, X465,
X870, X620, and X690, X590 series switches.