HP StorageWorks 2/16V HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Procedures User Guide (AA- - Page 75
Restoring configurations in a FICON environment
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6. At the Do you want to continue [y/n] prompt, enter y. 7. Wait for the configuration to be restored. 8. When the process is finished, issue the switchEnable command. For example: switch:admin> configdownload Protocol (scp or ftp) [ftp]: ftp Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.1.2.3 User Name [user]: JohnDoe File Name [config.txt]: /pub/configurations/config.txt Password: xxxxx *** CAUTION *** This command is used to download a backed-up configuration for a specific switch. If using a file from a different switch, this file's configuration settings will override any current switch settings. Downloading a configuration file, which was uploaded from a different type of switch, may cause this switch to fail. Do you want to continue [y/n]: y download complete.. switch:admin> switchenable NOTE: After you download a configuration file, you must reboot to be sure the parameters are enabled. Before the reboot, this type of parameter is listed in the configuration file, but it is not effective until after the reboot. Restoring configurations in a FICON environment If the switch is operating in a FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) environment, and the ASM (active=saved) bit is set on, the switch ignores the initial program load (IPL) file that is downloaded when you restore a configuration. Table 12 describes this behavior in detail. Table 12 Backup and restore in a FICON CUP environment ASM bit on or off on off Command Description configupload All the files saved in the file access facility are uploaded to the management workstation. A section in the uploaded configuration file labeled FICON_CUP is in an encoded format. configdownload Files saved on the switch that are also present in the FICON_CUP section of the configuration file are overwritten. Files in the FICON section of configuration file that are not currently present on the switch are saved. The IPL file is not replaced, because active=saved mode is on. A message is displayed in the syslog to warn that the IPL file is not being overwritten. configdownload Files saved on the switch that are also present in the FICON_CUP section of the configuration file are overwritten. Files in the FICON section of configuration file that are not currently present on the switch are saved. The IPL file is replaced, because active=saved mode is off. Fabric OS 5.x administrator guide 75