HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide (53-1000019 - Page 180

11 Using Baseline Configurations for Configuration Management Table 11-2 Baseline Sources Source Description Switch File Compare multiple switches to one switch that you identify as a baseline. • Save the configuration file of a switch as a file on an FTP server. • Compare switches to the baseline configuration file. • Propagate the baseline configuration file to switches. See Chapter 9, "Change Management" for information about automatic configuration file backups. You can use the Save Baseline tool within Fabric Manager to: • Create a limitless number of baselines. • Recover fabric and switch settings. • Propagate a baseline configuration to each new switch that you add to a fabric to ensure that the switch is compatible with the fabric. • Propagate the baseline of one fabric throughout a second fabric before you merge the fabrics. • Propagate a baseline configuration throughout a fabric to ensure consistent Fabric Watch and SNMP settings. • Create and store multiple baselines that serve different purposes so you can quickly adapt your fabric as its function changes. See the following sections for information on using baseline configurations and templates: • "Saving a Baseline Configuration to a File" on page 11-14 • "Comparing Switches to a Baseline File" on page 11-16 • "Comparing Switches to a Baseline Switch" on page 11-18 • "Downloading a Configuration" on page 11-19 • "Customizing Baseline Configurations" on page 11-21 Saving a Baseline Configuration to a File This section describes how to save a baseline configuration from a single switch in a fabric. You can export the following categories of information from the configuration file to the baseline: • Settings that you can normally assign with the configure command • Settings for Fabric Watch and SNMP • Settings for the security banner and password policy When you create your baseline in Fabric Manager, you can choose the settings you want to add or omit from the baseline. For example, you can save Fabric Watch configuration settings to a baseline, then propagate those settings to an entire fabric and not alter the switch name of any switch in the fabric. 11-14 Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP