Modifying a switch configuration
To modify a switch configuration, you must open an Admin session with the admin start command. The
Admin session prevents other accounts from making changes at the same time through Telnet, Simple SAN
Connection Manager, or any other management application. You must also open a Config Edit session
with the config edit command and indicate which configuration you want to modify. If you do not
specify a configuration name, the active configuration is assumed.
The Config Edit session provides access to the set config commands with which you make
modifications to the port, switch, port threshold alarm, or zoning configuration components, as shown in
the following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> config edit
The config named default is being edited.
8/20q FC Switch (admin-config)#> set config port . . .
8/20q FC Switch (admin-config)#> set config switch . . .
8/20q FC Switch (admin-config)#> set config security . . .
8/20q FC Switch (admin-config)#> set config threshold . . .
8/20q FC Switch (admin-config)#> set config zoning . . .
The config save command saves the changes you made during the Config Edit session. In this case,
changes to the configuration named Default are being saved to a new configuration named
config_10132003. However, the new configuration does not take effect until you activate it with the
config activate command:
8/20q FC Switch (admin-config)#> config save config_10132003
8/20q FC Switch (admin)#> config activate config_10132003
8/20q FC Switch (admin)#> admin end
The admin end command releases the Admin session for other administrators when you are finished
making changes to the switch. To make temporary changes to the switch administrative state, enter the
set switch state command.
The following is an example of the set config switch command. See
switch configuration parameters.
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> config edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-config) #> set config switch
A list of attributes with formatting and default values will follow.
Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value.
If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list
press 'q' or 'Q' and the ENTER key to do so.
AdminState
BroadcastEnabled
InbandEnabled
FDMIEnabled
FDMIEntries
DefaultDomainID
DomainIDLock
SymbolicName
R_A_TOV
E_D_TOV
PrincipalPriority
ConfigDescription
38
Switch configuration
(1=Online, 2=Offline, 3=Diagnostics)
(True / False)
(True / False)
(True / False)
(decimal value, 0-1000)
(decimal value, 1-239)
(True / False)
(string, max=32 chars)
(decimal value, 100-100000 msec)
(decimal value, 10-20000 msec)
(decimal value, 1-255)
(string, max=64 chars)
Table 29
for descriptions of the
[Online
[True
[True
[True
[1000
[2
[False
[8/20q FC Switch]
[10000
[2000
[254
[Default Config]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]