Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001336-02, November 2009)

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Configuration file restoration
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Restoring a configuration
CAUTION
Using the SFID parameter erases all configuration information on the logical switch.
Use this parameter only when the logical switch has no configuration information you want to
save.
1. Verify that the FTP service is running on the server where the backup configuration file is
located.
2. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role, and if necessary
with the chassis-role permission.
3. If there are any changed parameters in the configuration file that do not belong to SNMP,
Fabric Watch, or ACL, disable the switch by entering the switchDisable command.
4. Enter the configDownload command.
The command becomes interactive and you are prompted for the required information.
5. At the “Do you want to continue [y/n]” prompt, enter y.
6. Wait for the configuration to be restored.
7. If you disabled the switch, enter the switchEnable command when the process is finished.
NOTE
Because some configuration parameters require a reboot to take effect, after you download a
configuration file you must reboot to be sure that the parameters are enabled. Before the
reboot, this type of parameter is listed in the configuration file, but it is not effective until after
the reboot.
Example of a configDownload without Admin Domains
The following example shows configDownload run on a switch without Admin Domains:
switch:admin> configdownload
Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp]:
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 10.1.2.3
User Name [user]: UserFoo
Path/Filename [<home dir>/config.txt]:
Section (all|chassis|FID# [all]): all
*** CAUTION ***
This command is used to download a backed-up configuration
for a specific switch. If using a file from a different
switch, this file's configuration settings will override
any current switch settings. Downloading a configuration
file, which was uploaded from a different type of switch,
may cause this switch to fail. A switch reboot might be
required for some parameter changes to take effect.
configDownload operation may take several minutes
to complete for large files.