Maintaining Configurations And Firmware; Creating A Configuration Backup File - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

Maintaining Configurations and Firmware

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Creating a configuration backup 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.
If you upload from a network, enter the host name or IP address in the Host Name or IP field, the
user ID and password required for access to the host in the User Name and Password fields, and
select the Protocol Type used for the upload. The default is FTP. If you select "Secure Copy Protocol
(SCP)," you cannot specify "anonymous" in the User Name field.
An info link is enabled when USB is chosen as the source of the configuration file. If you click on
info, the following information message displays
FIGURE 12
To create a configuration backup file, perform the following task.
1. Select Configure > Switch Admin.
2. Select Show Advanced Mode.
3. Select the Configure tab.
4. Select the Upload/Download tab.
5. Enter the configuration file with a fully-qualified path, or select the configuration file name in
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Restoring a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Performing a firmware download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Information dialog box
The Switch Administration window displays.
By default, Config Upload is chosen under Function, and Network is chosen as the source of
the configuration file.
the Configuration File Name field.
(Figure 12).
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