Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual v6.2.0 (53-1001186-01, April 2009)

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configUpload
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Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
Do not manually edit a configuration file after uploading the file and before downloading the file to
a switch. Manual editing bypasses sanity checks for some configuration parameters and results in
unpredictable system behavior
Operands The following operands are supported:
-p ftp | -ftp or -p scp | -scp
Specifies the data transmission protocol as either File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
or Secure Copy Protocol (SCP). If no protocol is specified, the protocol
defaults to FTP.
-fid FID Uploads switch configuration data from a logical switch specified by its fabric
ID. This parameter in valid only in a Virtual Fabric environment and requires
chassis permissions.
-chassis Uploads chassis configuration only.
-all Uploads all configuration data including chassis and switch configuration
data for all logical switches.
“host” Specifies the name or the IP address of the external host to which to upload
the configuration. To be able to mention the FTP server by name, you need to
set up one or more DNS servers with dnsConfig. Quotation marks are
optional.
“user” Specifies the login name for the external host. Quotation marks are optional.
“path” Specifies the file name and path of the configuration file. Absolute path
names may be specified using a forward slash (/). Relative path names
upload the file to the login account’s home directory on UNIX hosts and into
the directory on which the FTP server is running on Windows hosts. This
operand is valid only when the file is uploaded to an external host. Quotation
marks are optional.
“passwd” Specifies the account password when you use the FTP protocol. Quotation
marks are optional.
-local Uploads a specified configuration file to a predetermined directory on the
local chassis. This option requires a file name.
-USB | -U Uploads a specified configuration file to a predetermined directory on an
attached USB device. This option requires a file name.
“file” Specifies the file name. Quotation marks are optional. This parameter is valid
only with the -local or -USB options, each of which stores files in a
predetermined directory on the local chassis or on an attached USB device.
Therefore, subdirectories and absolute path names are not permitted.
-force Overwrites an existing file without confirmation. This parameter is valid only
with the -local or -USB options.
When invoked without operands or without “
host” or “file” parameters, configUpload runs in
interactive mode. When invoked without any of the parameters -all, -fid, or -chassis, only the switch
configuration for the current logical switch is uploaded.