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Security parameters and the switch's identity cannot be changed by configDownload. Parameters
such as the switch name and IP address are ignored; they are lines in the configuration file that
begin with "boot". Security parameters and version stamp are ignored; they are the lines in the
configuration file that begin with "sec".
[License] is only accepted if the boot.mac parameter matches the license ID (WWN) of the switch
performing the download; otherwise, it is ignored.
The configuration parameters R_A_TOV, E_D_TOV, WAN_TOV, and MAX_HOPS are interrelated.
Assigning a specific value to one or more of these parameters might change the range of allowed
values that can be assigned to the other parameters. As a result, you may not be able to set all the
values within the range displayed for each parameter. This command validates the modified values
of these four parameters and terminates the download operation, if the validation check fails.
This is particularly important when downloading a zoning configuration. Since the new zoning
information is added to the current configuration, there might not be any conflicts. If the current
zoning configuration is to be replaced, the keyword "clear:" should be inserted into the
configuration file immediately before the zoning lines (starting at the line "[Zoning]").
If the configuration file contains the keyword "enable:" followed by a zone_configuration, that
zoning configuration is enabled in the fabric. If there is no "enable:" keyword in the configuration
file or no zoning configuration by that name exists, or if enable fails for any reason (such as
dangling aliases), then the following conditions apply:
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Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
If the switch is in Access Gateway mode, some of the configuration parameters will take effect only
after the switch has been re-enabled with the switchEnable command.
Do not manually edit a configuration file after uploading the file and before downloading the file to
a switch. Manual editing bypasses sanity checks for some configuration parameters and results in
unpredictable system behavior.
Operands This command has the following operands:
-p ftp | -ftp or -p scp | -scp
-vf
-all
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The effective configuration remains as it was prior to the configuration download. The
"enable:" action is ignored.
The Defined Configuration changes to reflect the new zoning configuration.
Specifies the data transmission protocol as either File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
or Secure Copy Protocol (SCP). If no protocol is specified, the protocol
defaults to FTP.
Downloads the Virtual Fabric configuration (switch-conf_xx.txt) instead of the
regular system configuration. The switch-con_xx.txt file contains a listing of
logical switches configured on the platform specified by the platform ID (xx)
and other Virtual Fabric parameters. You cannot use the -vf option with any of
the system configuration upload options (-fid, -chassis, -all).
Downloads all configuration data, including chassis and switch configuration
data.
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