IBM 8960-F96, Installation, Service And User Manual

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Procedure
1.
Run
supportShow
, which includes most of the information in the following table and more. Be sure to
record the location of the .txt files that you create in this procedure that are not called out in the
supportShow
results. For detailed information about Fabric OS commands, refer to the Fabric OS
Command Reference. Use a checklist to ensure that all required information is recorded.
Table 18. Critical information checklist
Checked? Data Notes
Configuration information
Location of "config-switch.txt" file
Location of "config-miscinfo.txt" file
IP address, subnet mask
WWN for the device
SAN profile
Location of "SANbefor.txt" file
Notes regarding
nsshow
output
Notes regarding
nsallshow
output
Notes regarding
switchshow
output
Notes regarding fabricshow output
Output from chassisshow command
Important: The information displayed for Part Num and Serial Num are
critical when replacing a chassis. This information allows the replacement
chassis to assume the identity of the old chassis.
Output from
licenseshow
command
License keys and other licensing data
for licensed products enabled on
device.
Output from
supportshow
command
Location of "spptshow.txt" file
Notes regarding supportshow output
Information about the new chassis
New factory serial number
New serial number (if available)
2. Open a telnet session and log into the device as admin. The default password is password. Enable the
logging function on your telnet or serial console connection.
3.
Back up the current configuration by entering
configUpload
. Enter the requested information at the
prompts.
Note: If you are using the Virtual Fabric feature, run
configupload -vf
before running the
configupload
command to save the logical switch configuration.
This configUpload command uploads the device configuration to the customer-defined FTP server,
making it available for downloading. Alternatively, you can save the configuration file to a USB
device. For more information about this command, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference.
switch:admin> configupload
Protocol (scp, ftp, sftp, local)
[ftp]: ftp
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 123.123.123.123
User Name [user]: Admin24
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