Security Considerations; Restoring Configurations In A Ficon Environment; Backup And Restore In A Ficon Cup Environment - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Protocol (scp or ftp) [ftp]:
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 10.1.2.3
User Name [user]: JohnDoe
File Name [config.txt]: /pub/configurations/config.txt
This command is used to download a backed-up configuration
for a specific switch.
switch, this file's configuration
any current switch settings.
file, which was uploaded
may cause this switch to fail.
required for some parameter changes to take effect.
configDownload operation may take several minutes
to complete for large files.
Do you want to continue [y/n]: y
Password: xxxxx
Activating configDownload: Switch is disabled
configDownload complete: Only zoning parameters are downloaded to ad5.
switch:AD5:admin>
8. If you disabled the switch, when the process is finished, issue the switchEnable command.
NOTE: Because some configuration parameters require a reboot to take effect, after you download a
configuration file you must reboot to be sure that the parameters are enabled. Before the reboot, this type
of parameter is listed in the configuration file, but it is not effective until after the reboot.

Security considerations

Security parameters and the switch's identity cannot be changed by configDownload. Parameters such as
the switch's name and IP address (lines in the configuration file that begin with boot) are ignored. Security
parameters (lines in the configuration file that begin with sec), such as secure mode setting and version
stamp, are ignored.
For more detailed information on security, see

Restoring configurations in a FICON environment

If the switch is operating in a FICON CUP environment, and the ASM (active=saved) bit is set on, the
switch ignores the IPL file downloaded when you restore a configuration.
in more detail.
Table 45

Backup and restore in a FICON CUP environment

ASM bit
on or off
*** CAUTION ***
If using a file
from a different type of switch,
Command Description
All the files saved in the file access facility are uploaded to the
configUpload
management workstation. A section in the uploaded
configuration file labeled FICON_CUP is in an encoded format.
from a different
settings will override
Downloading a configuration
A switch reboot might be
"Configuring standard security
Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide 149
features" on page 89.
Table 45 describes this behavior