Qlogic SANbox 3810, Interface Manual

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Switch Configuration
Managing Switch Configurations
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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 configuration is useful to protect
your work or for use as a template in configuring other switches. Backing up and
restoring the switch configuration involves the following:
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Creating the Backup File
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Downloading the Configuration File
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Restoring the Configuration File
Creating the Backup File
The Config Backup command creates a file on the switch, named configdata . This
file can be used to restore a switch configuration only from the command line
interface; it cannot be used to restore a switch using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007.
SANbox #> config backup
The configdata file contains the following switch configuration information:
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All named switch configurations including port, switch, port threshold alarm
and zoning configurations.
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All SNMP and network information defined with the Set Setup command.
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The zoning database includes all zone sets, zones, and aliases.
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The security database except the group primary and secondary secrets.
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The Call Home database and Call Home service configuration.
Downloading the Configuration File
You use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safe keeping
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 .