Dell Brocade G620 Brocade 8.0.1 Fabric OS Command Reference - Page 165

configUpload Description This command uploads configuration data to a file. Two types of configuration files can be uploaded with this command: Virtual Fabric configuration parameters and system configuration parameters. Use the -vf option to upload Virtual Fabric configuration parameters. The Virtual Fabric configuration includes logical switch definitions and Virtual Fabric status (enabled or disabled). The file should be named vf-conf_xx.txt to distinguish it from the regular system configuration (config.txt). The xx indicates the platform ID specified in the header of the configuration file. The platform ID is the same as the first two digits of the "switchType" parameter displayed by switchShow. Virtual Fabric configuration data can only be shared between switches that belong to the same platform type and share the same platform ID. Refer to configDownload help for more information on the Virtual Fabric configuration. The system configuration data is uploaded separately. It is grouped into chassis information and switch information. Each configuration type is managed separately and the behavior of configUpload depends on the environment in which the command is executed and which part of the system configuration you wish to upload. • In a Virtual Fabric environment, when executed without chassis permissions, this command uploads the current logical switch configuration only. An Admin user with chassis permissions can use additional parameters to perform the following selective configuration uploads: - Upload the switch configuration of a specified logical switch (-fid FID). - Upload the chassis configuration only (-chassis). - Upload the entire system configuration including the data for all logical switches and for the chassis (-all). - Upload the switch configuration only in Non-VF mode(-switch). The interactive version of the command (no operands) prompts for input on only the parameters the user is allowed to execute. • In a non-Virtual Fabric environment, this command by default uploads the configuration for the default logical switch only. To upload the chassis-level configuration only, use the -chassis option. To upload both the chassis and switch configuration, use the -all option. Chassis permissions are required. The -fid option is not valid. The -switch option is equivalent to issuing the command default (without options). Perform the following steps to backup and then restore a configuration in a switch using Virtual Fabrics: 1. Run the configUpload -vf command followed by the configUpload -all command from the old setup. 2. Run the configDownload -vf command followed by the configDownload -all command in the new setup. You can use the file transfer protocol (FTP), the secure copy protocol (SCP), or secure FTP (SFTP) to upload configuration files to an external host, or you can save the configuration in a predetermined directory on the local chassis or on an attached USB device. If the specified file already exists, this command prompts you to overwrite the file. Specify -force to overwrite the file without confirmation. When the local chassis is chosen as the destination, the resulting file is written to both primary and secondary partitions, and on enterprise-class platforms, to both Active and Standby Control Processors (CPs). Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for information on backward compatibility and on the content of the configuration file. Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Using Fabric OS Commands" and "Command Availability" for details. F_Port trunking configurations are not saved in the configuration file and will not be restored after a configuration download. Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 141 53-1004112-02