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

104 Fabric OS Command Reference
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configUpload
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Examples To upload the switch configuration interactively from a switch that is not enabled for Virtual Fabrics:
switch:admin> configupload
Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp]:
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.168.38.245
User Name [user]: jdoe
File Name [config.txt]:
Password:
configUpload complete: All config parameters are uploaded
To upload the switch configuration that belongs to a logical switch with FID 100:
switch:admin> configupload
Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp]:
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 10.32.220.100
User Name [user]: jdoe
File Name [config.txt]: config.fid100.txt
Section (all|chassis|FID# [all]): 100
Password:
configUpload complete: All config parameters are uploaded
To upload a chassis configuration to a local file from the command line forcing an overwrite:
switch:admin> configupload -chassis -local -force config.txt
configUpload complete: All config parameters are uploaded
To upload the current logical switch configuration to an external FTP server:
switch:admin> configupload -ftp 192.168.38.245,jdoe,config.txt,password
To upload all configuration data to an external FTP server:
switch:admin> configupload -all -ftp 192.168.38.245,jdoe,config.txt,password
To upload the configuration file for a logical switch with FID 8 to an attached USB device:
switch:admin> configupload -fid 8 -ftp -USB config.txt
Diagnostics The configuration upload might fail for one or more of the following reasons:
• The host name is not known to the switch.
• The host IP address cannot be contacted.
• The user does not have permission on the host.
• The FTP server is not running on the host.
See Also configDefault, configDownload, configShow, configList, configRemove, configure,
configureChassis