HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.x Administrator Guide (AA-RUQSF-TE, September 2005)

138 Switch configuration and management
Figure 78 Compare/download from switch
2. Navigate to the switch that you want to use as a baseline and click the right arrow to move that switch
to the right-hand window.
3. Click OK.
The Compare/Download from Switch -- Target Switch Selection window opens.
4. From the SAN Elements tab, select the switches that you want to compare and move them to the
right-hand window using one of the following methods:
• Select the switch and then click the right arrow.
• Click-and-drag a switch from the SAN Elements tab into the right-hand window.
•Press-and-hold Ctrl, click multiple switches in the SAN Elements tab, and then click the right arrow.
•Press-and-hold Ctrl, click multiple switches, and click-and-drag the switches from the SAN Elements
tab to the right-hand window.
• Click-and-drag a fabric to the right-hand window to add all of the switches in that fabric.
5. Click OK.
6. The Compare/Download from Switch -- Switch Configuration comparison and Download window
opens and compares the configurations of the switches to the baseline.
To apply this baseline to the switches that you selected, click Apply Baseline.
Downloading a configuration
You can download a configuration to a switch from a baseline file (see “Downloading to switches from a
baseline file,” next) or from another switch (see ”Downloading to switches from a baseline switch” on
page 139). During the download process, you can choose the settings that you want to download and the
settings that you want to omit. See ”Saving a baseline configuration to a file” on page 134 for instructions
on saving a baseline configuration file.
Downloading to switches from a baseline file
To download a baseline file to one or more switches:
1. Select Tools > Configuration > Compare/Download from File.
The Compare/Download from File -- Select Baseline Configuration dialog box opens (see Figure 77 on
page 137).
2. Navigate to the baseline file and click Open.
The Compare/Download from File -- Target Switch Selection window opens.