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configDownload

B

“

file

”

A file name in quotation marks, for example, “config.txt”. This parameter can

be used only with the

-local

or

-USB

option, each of which retrieves files from

a predetermined directory on the local chassis or on an attached USB device.

Therefore, subdirectories and absolute path names are not permitted.

Examples

To download the switch configuration file interactively to the current logical switch from a local

directory (no chassis permissions):

switch:admin>

configdownload

Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp]:

Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.168.163.233

User Name [user]: admin

Path/Filename [<home dir>/config.txt]:

Section (all|chassis|FID# [all]):

*** 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.

A switch reboot might be

required for some parameter changes to take effect.

configDownload operation may take several minutes

to complete for large files.

Do you want to continue [y/n]: y

Password:

Activating configDownload: Switch is disabled

configDownload complete: All config parameters are downloaded

To download the switch configuration data to the current logical switch from an external FTP server

(no chassis permissions):

switch:admin>

configdownload -ftp 192.168.38.245,jdoe,config.txt,password

To download all system configuration data for the chassis and all logical switches (requires chassis

permissions):

switch:admin>

configdownload -all -ftp 192.168.38.245,jdoe,config.txt,password

To download the switch configurations to a logical switch with FID 8 from an attached USB device

(requires chassis permissions):

switch:admin>

configdownload -fid 8 -USB config.txt

To download the switch configurations belonging to a logical switch with FID 4 to a logical switch

with FID 8 from an attached USB device (requires chassis permissions):

switch:admin>

configdownload -fid 8 -sfid 4 -USB config_fid8.txt

To download the Virtual Fabric configuration file using FTP:

switch:admin>

configdownload

-

vf -p ftp 10.32.248.119,jdoe,/temp/switch-conf_66.txt,mypassword

Section	Page
8/4Gbps FC SAN Module	1
How this document is organized	9
Document conventions	9
Text formatting	9
Command syntax conventions	10
Notes, cautions, and warnings	10
Notice to the reader	11
Key terms	11
Additional information	12
Industry resources	12
Getting technical help	12
In this chapter	15
NPIV overview	15
FC SAN Module port types	16
FC SAN Module limitations	16
In this chapter	17
Port state description	17
Port mapping	18
Default port mapping	19
Remapping ports	19
Removing internal ports (F_Ports) from external ports (N_Ports)	20
In this chapter	21
Policies overview	21
Displaying current policies	21
FC SAN Module policy enforcement matrix	22
Advanced Device Security policy	22
How the ADS policy works	22
Enabling and disabling the Advanced Device Security policy	22
Setting the list of devices allowed to log in	23
Setting the list of devices not allowed to log in	23
Removing devices from the list of allowed devices	23
Adding new devices to the list of allowed devices	24
Displaying the list of allowed devices on the FC SAN Module	24
ADS policy considerations	25
Automatic Port Configuration policy	25
How the APC policy works	25
Enabling and disabling the APC policy	25
Enabling APC policy	25
Disabling APC policy	25
Automatic Port Configuration policy considerations	26
Port Grouping policy	26
How port groups work	26
Adding an external port (N_Port) to a port group	27
Deleting an external port (N_Port) from a port group	28
Removing a port group	28
Renaming a port group	28
Disabling the Port Grouping policy	29
Port Grouping policy modes	29
Creating a port group and enabling login balancing mode	29
Rebalancing internal ports (F_Ports)	30
Enabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode	31
Disabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode	31
Displaying the current fabric name monitoring timeout value	31
Setting the current fabric name monitoring timeout value	31
Port Grouping policy considerations	32
Failover	32
Failover configurations	33
Enabling and disabling Failover on an external port (N_Port)	34
Enabling and disabling Failover for a port group	35
Adding a preferred secondary external port (N_Port)	35
Deleting internal ports from a preferred secondary external port	35
Failback	36
Failback configurations in the FC SAN Module	36
Enabling and disabling Failback on an external port (N_Port)	37
Enabling and disabling Failback for a port group	38
In this chapter	39
Connectivity of multiple devices overview	39
Fabric and Edge switch configuration	39
Verifying the switch mode	40
Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches	41
Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics	41
Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch	41
Understanding role-based access control	45
Understanding Virtual Fabric restrictions	46
Understanding Admin Domain restrictions	47
Using the command line interface	47
Commands	48
configUpload	48
configDownload	51
firmwareDownload	56
firmwareDownloadStatus	61
firmwareShow	63
licenseShow	64
licenseAdd	65
portCfgShow	66
portCfgSpeed	70
portShow	71
supportSave	75
supportShow	77
version	79

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