HP StorageWorks SN6000, Command Line Interface Manual

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46 Switch Configuration
Backing up and restoring a switch configuration
Successful management of switches and fabrics depends on the effective use of switch configurations.
Backing up and restoring a switch configuration is useful both to protect your work and to use the
configuration as a template. Backing up and restoring the switch configuration involves the following tasks:
• Creating the backup file , page 46
• Downloading the configuration file , page 46
• Restoring the configuration file , page 46
Creating the backup file
The
config backup
command creates the
configdata
file on the switch. This file can be used to
restore a switch configuration only from the CLI; it cannot be used with QuickTools or Enterprise Fabric
Management Suite to restore a switch.
SN6000 FC Switch #> config backup
The
configdata
file contains the following switch configuration information:
• All named switch configurations including port, switch, port threshold alarm and zoning configurations.
• All SNMP and network information defined with the
set setup
command.
• The zoning database includes all zone sets, zones, and aliases.
• The security database, except the group primary and secondary secrets.
• The Call Home database and Call Home service configuration.
NOTE: Configuration backup files are deleted from the switch during a power-cycle or a switch reset.
Downloading the configuration file
Use FTP to download the
configdata
file to your workstation for safekeeping and to upload the file back
to the switch for the restore function. To download the
configdata
file, open an FTP session on the switch
and login with the account name
images
and password
images
. Transfer the file in binary mode with
the
get
command, as shown in the following example:
>ftp ip_address
user:images
password: images
ftp>bin
ftp>get configdata
xxxxx bytes sent in xx secs.
ftp>quit
You should rename the
configdata
file on your workstation with the switch name and date, for example,
config_switch_169_10112003
.
Restoring the configuration file
The restore operation begins by using FTP to upload the configuration file from the workstation to the
switch, then finishes with a Telnet session and the
config restore
command. To upload the
configuration file,
config_switch_169_10112003
in this case, open an FTP session with account
name
images
and password
images
. Transfer the file in binary mode with the
put
command, as shown
in the following example:
ftp ip_address
user: images
password: images
ftp> bin
ftp> put config_switch_169_10112003 configdata
Local file config_switch_169_10112003
Remote file configdata
ftp>quit