Maintaining Configurations And Firmware; Maintaining Configurations; Backing Up A Configuration File; To Back Up A Configuration File - HP StorageWorks 2/64 - Core Switch Administrator's Manual

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Maintaining configurations and firmware

This chapter contains the following information:
• Maintaining
• Performing a firmware

Maintaining configurations

It is important to maintain consistent configuration settings on all switches in the same fabric, because
inconsistent parameters (such as inconsistent PID formats) can cause fabric segmentation. As part of
standard configuration maintenance procedures, HP recommends that you back up configuration data for
every switch on a host computer server for emergency reference.
This section contains procedures for basic switch configuration maintenance. Use the Configure tab and
Upload/Download subtab of the Switch Admin module to perform these tasks (see
Figure 18

Configure tab, Upload/Download Subtab

Backing up a configuration file

Keep a backup copy of the configuration file in case the configuration is lost or unintentional changes are
made. You should keep individual backup files for all switches in the fabric. You should avoid copying
configurations from one switch to another.
When you back up a configuration file for the Core Switch 2/64 or for a SAN Director 2/128 or 4/256
SAN Director configured with two logical switches, the backup is performed on a logical-switch basis.
This means that you must back up a separate configuration file for each logical switch.

To back up a configuration file

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on
2. Click the Configure tab.
3. Click the Upload/Download subtab (see
configurations, page 59
download, page 60
page 36.
Figure 18).
Fabric OS 5.x Advanced Web Tools administrator guide
Figure 18).
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