Configuration file restoration
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Restrictions
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Configuration download without disabling a switch
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Configurations across a fabric
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Downloading a configuration file from one switch to another switch of the same model
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Security considerations
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Configuration management for Virtual Fabrics
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Uploading a configuration file from a switch with Virtual Fabrics enabled
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Restoring a logical switch configuration using configDownload
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Restrictions
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Brocade configuration form
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Managing Virtual Fabrics
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Virtual Fabrics overview
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Logical switch overview
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Default logical switch
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Logical switches and fabric IDs
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Port assignment in logical switches
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Logical switches and connected devices
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Management model for logical switches
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Logical fabric overview
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Logical fabric and ISLs
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Base switch and extended ISLs
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Account management and Virtual Fabrics
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Setting up IP addresses for a logical switch
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Logical switch login context
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Supported platforms for Virtual Fabrics
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Supported port configurations in the fixed-port switches
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Supported port configurations in Brocade Backbones and Directors
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Virtual Fabrics interaction with other Fabric OS features
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Limitations and restrictions of Virtual Fabrics
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Restrictions on XISLs
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Restrictions on moving ports
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Enabling Virtual Fabrics mode
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Disabling Virtual Fabrics mode
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Configuring logical switches to use basic configuration values
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Creating a logical switch or base switch
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Executing a command in a different logical switch context
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Deleting a logical switch
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Adding and moving ports on a logical switch
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Displaying logical switch configuration
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Changing the fabric ID of a logical switch
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Changing a logical switch to a base switch
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Configuring a logical switch for XISL use
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Changing the context to a different logical fabric
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Creating a logical fabric using XISLs
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Administering Advanced Zoning
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Zone types
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Zoning overview
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Approaches to zoning
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