HP StorageWorks 2/16V HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Procedures User Guide (AA- - Page 118
Backing up FICON files, Recording configuration information
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Backing up FICON files The FICON file access facility is used to store configuration files. This includes IPL and other configuration files. Fabric OS saves the IPL and all other configuration files on the switch. A maximum of 16 configuration files, including the IPL file, are supported. You can upload the configuration files saved on the switch to a management workstation using the configUpload command. If the switch loses the configuration due to a hardware failure or filesystem error, use the configDownload command to restore previously uploaded configuration files. Because data uploaded using the configUpload command also contains the IPL, if Active=Saved mode is enabled, the switch ignores the IPL file downloaded via the configDownload command. Uploading the configuration files Issue the configUpload command. When you execute the configUpload command, all the files saved in the file access facility are uploaded to a management workstation. (There is a section in the uploaded configuration file labeled FICON_CUP that exists in an encoded format.) Downloading configuration files with Active=Saved mode enabled Issue the configDownload command. The contents of existing files saved on the switch, which are also present in the FICON_CUP section, are overwritten. The files in the FICON section of the configuration file, which are not currently on the switch, are saved on the switch. The IPL is not replaced because Active=Saved mode is enabled. A warning message is displayed in the event log to warn users that the IPL is not overwritten. Downloading configuration files with Active=Saved mode disabled Issue the configDownload command. The contents of existing files saved on the switch, which are also present in the FICON_CUP section, are overwritten. The files in the FICON section of configuration file, which are not currently on the switch, are saved on the switch. The IPL is replaced because Active=Saved mode is disabled. Recording configuration information You can use the following worksheet for recording FICON configuration information. 118 Administering FICON fabrics