Backing Up And Restoring A Switch Configuration; Creating The Backup File; Downloading The Configuration File; Restoring The Configuration File - HP AK241A - StorageWorks 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Cli Manual

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 switch configuration is useful both to protect your work and to use the
configuration as a template. Backing up and restoring the switch configuration involves the following tasks:
• Creating the backup
• Downloading the configuration
• Restoring the configuration

Creating the backup file

The config backup command creates the configdata file on the switch. This file can be used to
restore a switch configuration only from the CLI; it cannot be used with QuickTools to restore a switch.
8/20q FC Switch #> config backup
The configdata file contains the following switch configuration information:
• All named switch configurations including port, switch, port threshold alarm and zoning configurations.
• All SNMP and network information defined with the set setup command.
• The zoning database includes all zone sets, zones, and aliases.
• The security database, except the group primary and secondary secrets.
• The Call Home database and Call Home service configuration.
NOTE: Configuration backup files are deleted from the switch during a power-cycle or a switch reset.

Downloading the configuration file

Use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safekeeping 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.

Restoring the configuration file

The restore operation begins by using FTP to upload the configuration file from the workstation to the
switch, then finishes with a Telnet session and the config restore command. To upload the
configuration file, config_switch_169_10112003 in this case, open an FTP session with account
name images and password images. Transfer the file in binary mode with the put command, as shown
in the following example:
ftp ip_address
user: images
password: images
ftp> bin
ftp> put config_switch_169_10112003 configdata
Local file config_switch_169_10112003
Remote file configdata
ftp>quit
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