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Using SNMP to save and load configuration information
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Using SNMP to save and load configuration information
You can use a third-party SNMP management application such as HP OpenView to save and load a
BigIron RX Series switch’s configuration. Follow the steps given below to save and load
configuration information using HP OpenView.
NOTE
The syntax shown in this section assumes that you have installed HP OpenView in the “/usr”
directory.
1. Configure a read-write community string on the Brocade device, if one is not already
configured. To configure a read-write community string, enter the following command from the
global CONFIG level of the CLI:
snmp-server community <string> ro | rw
where <string> is the community string and can be up to 32 characters long.
2. On the Brocade device, enter the following command from the global CONFIG level of the CLI:
no snmp-server pw-check
This command disables password checking for SNMP set requests. If a third-party SNMP
management application does not add a password to the password field when it sends SNMP
set requests to a Brocade device, by default the Brocade device rejects the request.
3. From the command prompt in the UNIX shell, enter the following command:
/usr/OV/bin/snmpset -c <rw-community-string> <-ip-addr> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.1.5.0
ipaddress <tftp-ip-addr> 1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.1.8.0 octetstringascii <config-file-name>
1.3.6.1.4.1.1991.1.1.2.1.9.0 integer <command-integer>
where:
<rw-community-string> is a read-write community string configured on the Brocade device.
<fdry-ip-addr> is the Brocade device’s IP address.
<tftp-ip-addr> is the TFTP server’s IP address.
<config-file-name> is the configuration file name.
<command-integer> is one of the following:
20 – Upload the startup-config file from the Brocade device’s code flash to the TFTP server.
21 – Download a startup-config file from a TFTP server to the Brocade device’s code flash.
22 – Upload the running-config from the Brocade device’s code flash to the TFTP server.
23 – Download a configuration file from a TFTP server into the Brocade device’s
running-config.