McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Command Line Interface Guide (AA-RWEJA-TE, November 2006)

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Managing switch configurations
Successful management of switches and fabrics depends on the effective use of switch configurations. The
switch configuration determines the basic operational characteristics of the switch. A switch supports up to
10 configurations including the default configuration, which is named Default Config. The current
switch operating characteristics are determined by the active configuration. Only one configuration can be
active at one time.
Each switch configuration contains switch, port, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration
components. This section describes the following tasks for managing switch configurations:
• Display a list of switch configurations, page 34
• Activate a switch configuration, page 34
• Copy a switch configuration, page 34
• Delete a switch configuration, page 34
• Modify a switch configuration, page 35
• Back up and restore a switch configuration, page 36
Display a list of switch configurations
Enter the Config List command to display the configurations stored on the switch as show in the
following example. Notice that the Config List command does not require an Admin session.
McDATA4GbSAN #> config list
Current list of configurations
------------------------------
default
config_1
config_2
See the ”Config command” on page 100
Activate a switch configuration
Enter the Config Activate command within an Admin session to activate a switch configuration
(config_1) as shown in the following example:
McDATA4GbSAN (admin) config activate config_1
See the ”Config command” on page 100.
Copy a switch configuration
Enter the Config Copy command within an Admin session to create a copy of an existing configuration
as shown in the following example:
McDATA4GbSAN (admin) config copy config_1 config_2
See the ”Config command” on page 100.
Delete a switch configuration
Enter the Config Delete command within an Admin session to delete a configuration from the switch
as shown in the following example. You cannot delete the active configuration nor the default configuration
(Default Config).
McDATA4GbSAN (admin) config delete config_2
See the ”Config command” on page 100.