Dell PowerEdge M420 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 49

configUpload B Notes Operands • In a non-Virtual Fabric environment, this command by default uploads the switch configuration only. Additional options support uploading the chassis configuration (-chassis) or all of the system's configuration data, including chassis and switch configurations (-all). Chassis permissions are required. The -fid option is not valid. You can use FTP or SCP 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). The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Understanding Virtual Fabric restrictions" on page 32 and "Understanding Admin Domain restrictions" on page 33 for details. Do not manually edit a configuration or a switch-conf.xx file after uploading the file and before downloading the file to a switch. Manual editing bypasses sanity checks for some configuration parameters and results in unpredictable system behavior The following operands are supported: -p ftp | -ftp or -p scp | -scp Specifies the data transmission protocol as either File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or Secure Copy Protocol (SCP). If no protocol is specified, the protocol defaults to FTP. -vf Uploads the Virtual fabric configuration to a file. You must specify a filename when uploading this file. It is recommended to name this file switch-conf_xx.txt (where xx indicates the platform ID) to distinguish this file from the system configuration (config.txt). Use switchShow to determine the platform ID of the system. The platform ID in the header of the configuration file is the same as the first two digits of the switchType parameter in the switchShow output. You cannot use the -vf option with any of the regular configuration upload options (-fid, -chassis, -all). -fid FID Uploads switch configuration data from a logical switch specified by its fabric ID. This parameter is valid only in a Virtual Fabric environment and requires chassis permissions. -chassis Uploads chassis configuration only. -all Uploads all system configuration data including chassis and switch configuration for all logical switches. "host" Specifies the name or the IP address of the external host to which to upload the configuration. To be able to mention the FTP server by name, you need to set up one or more DNS servers with dnsConfig. Quotation marks are optional. "user" Specifies the login name for the external host. Quotation marks are optional. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 35 53-1001345-01