Q-Logic 5802V Manuel D’Utilisation

5 – Switch Configuration

Managing Switch Configurations

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 Backup command creates a file on the switch, named configdata. This 

file can be used to restore a switch configuration only from the command line 
interface; it cannot be used to restore a switch using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007.

SANbox #> config backup

The configdata file contains the following switch configuration information:

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All named switch configurations including port, switch, port threshold alarm 
and zoning configurations.

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All SNMP and network information defined with the Set Setup command.

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The zoning database includes all zone sets, zones, and aliases.

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The security database except the group primary and secondary secrets.

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The Call Home database and Call Home service configuration.

You use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safe keeping 
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.

                                                                                           

Configuration backup files are deleted from the switch during a power cycle 
or switch reset.