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 | Chapter 3. Configuration |  |
| 3.6. Downloading/Uploading the configuration | ||
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| | Chapter 3. Configuration | |
The XML file may be retrieved from the FireBrick, or uploaded to the FireBrick using HTTP transfers done via tools such as curl.
Using these methods, configuration of the FB2900 can be integrated with existing administrative systems.
Linebreaks are shown in the examples below for clarity only - they must not be entered on the command-line
To download the configuration from the FB2900 you need to perform an HTTP GET of the following URL :-
http://<FB2900 IP address or DNS name>/config/config
An example of doing this using curl, run on a Linux box is shown below :-
curl http://<FB2900 IP address or DNS name>/config/config --user "username:password" --output "filename"
Replace username and password with appropriate credentials.
The XML configuration file will be stored in the file specified by filename - you can choose any file extension
you wish (or none at all), but we suggest that you use .xml for consistency with the file extension used when
saving a configuration via the User Interface (see Section 3.4.4).
To upload the configuration to the FB2900 you need to send the configuration XML file as if posted by a web form,
using encoding MIME type multi-part/form-data.
An example of doing this using curl, run on a Linux box is shown below :-
curl http://<FB2900 IP address or DNS name>/config/config --user "username:password" --form config="@filename"
You can also include --form override=true to force the config to be loaded even if it has minor (recoverable) errors, e.g. if it is config for older version of FireBrick.
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| 3.5. Configuration using XML |  | Chapter 4. System Administration |