HP StorageWorks 4/64 Brocade OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS - Page 101

configDownload 2 configDownload Downloads switch configuration and other parameters from a host file. Synopsis configdownload configdownload -p ftp | -ftp ["host","user","path",["passwd"]] configdownload -p scp| -scp ["host","user","path",["passwd"]] configdownload --local | USB |-U ["file"] Description This command downloads the switch configuration and other parameters from a host file. The configuration file may have been generated previously by configUpload, or it may have been created by a user to download only specific changes. Refer to configUpload for a description of the configuration file format. The configDownload command supports DNS names, IPv4, and IPv6 addresses. NOTE It is not required to change configuration if one of the CPs is running a version of FOS that does not support IPv6. The first form of the configdownload command uses FTP (File Transfer Protocol). The FTP server must be running on the host before a download can occur. The second form of this command uses SCP, which is a secure file copy tunneled through an SSH connection. When this form of the command is used, no password should be provided on the command line. Instead, SCP will prompt for the password if necessary. The SSH service is available on Unix and Windows hosts. The third form of the configDownload command retrieves the configuration file from a predetermined directory on the local chassis or from an attached USB device. For Admin Domain users, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for details regarding upload and download behavior The download might fail for some of the following reasons: • The switch has not been disabled. (Note: As of v5.2.0, configDownload can be invoked without disabling the switch for configuration files containing only certain SNMP, Fabric Watch, or ACL parameters. You may wish to attempt configDownload first without disabling the switch, and if there is at least one changed parameter outside of Fabric Watch/SNMP/ACL, you will be prompted to disable the switch before proceeding). • The host name is not known to the switch. • The host IP address cannot be contacted. • The user does not have permission on the host. • The user runs a script that prints something at login. • The file does not exist on the host. • The file is not a switch configuration file. • The FTP server is not running on the host. • The configuration file contains errors. If FCS policy is enabled, the following rules and restrictions apply: Fabric OS Command Reference 75 53-1000599-01