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1. Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional.
2. If necessary, log in to the device by Telnet, using the admin account.
3. Enter the show chassis command to verify that the device and its components are operating
correctly.
4. Enter the show interface command to show the status of all of the ports in the line cards.
5. Enter the show fabric all command to verify the operation of the device in the fabric.
Backing up the configuration
NOTE
Brocade recommends that you back up the configuration on a regular basis to ensure that a complete
configuration is available for downloading to a replacement management module or chassis. Be sure to
append the date to the end of the target file names to make it clear which are the latest backups.
If you back up your configuration to a USB device, be sure to use a Brocade-branded USB device. The
Brocade USB device comes pre-configured with four directories, /firmware, /config , /support, and /
firmwarekey. Configuration backups are automatically saved in the /config directory.
Alternatively, you can save the configuration files to a remote host using either FTP or SCP. The
destination file argument would be either ftp://username:password@host_ip_address/path/filename or
scp://username:password@host_ip_address/path/filename respectively. Specifying a path is optional.
Be sure to append the date to the target file name.
You can choose to back up the startup configuration or the running configuration or both by using the
copy command with the appropriate parameters. The following procedure backs up the configurations
to a Brocade-branded USB device.
NOTE
Passwords are not saved in the configuration file, and are not uploaded during a configuration upload.
1. Log in to the device using an account that has the admin role.
2. Insert the Brocade-branded USB device into the USB port on the active management module.
3. Enable the USB device by entering the USB on command while in privileged EXEC mode.
• To back up the startup configuration, enter copy startup-config usb://configfile_date.
The date portion of the target file name should be the current date to indicate when the backup
was made .
device# copy startup-config usb://mystartupconfig_06142012
• To back up the running configuration, enter copy running-config usb://configfile_date.
The date portion of the target file name should be the current date to indicate when the backup
was made .
device# copy running-config usb://myrunningconfig_06142012
Connecting network devices
You can connect your chassis to a variety of network devices. Refer to the following topics for some
specific requirements for making these connections.
Backing up the configuration
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