Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 manual Powering off the Brocade DCX

3 Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration

Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration

To verify correct operation and back up the Brocade DCX 8510-4 configuration, follow these steps. For information about LED patterns, see Table 3 on page 48, Table 4 on page 50, and Table 5 on page 52.

Complete the following steps to back up the configuration for the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

1.Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional.

2.If necessary, log on to the switch by Telnet, using the admin account.

3.Verify the correct operation of the Brocade DCX 8510-4 by entering the switchShow command from the workstation. This command provides information about switch and port status.

4.Verify the correct operation of the Brocade DCX 8510-4 in the fabric by entering the fabricShow command from the workstation. This command provides general information about the fabric.

5.To back up the configuration, run the following two steps:

a.Enter the configupload -vfcommand. This command uploads the Brocade DCX 8510-4 virtual fabric data.

b.Enter the configupload command. This command uploads the Brocade DCX 8510-4 configuration.

6.You can run the following commands to see additional configuration information that you can copy to a file to save:

• configShow

• ipaddrShow

• licenseShow

• switchShow

Alternatively, you can save the configuration file to a Brocade USB device by using the usbstorage command.

NOTE

Passwords are not saved in the configuration file, and are not uploaded during a configuration upload.

NOTE

It is recommended that the configuration be backed up on a regular basis to ensure that a complete configuration is available for downloading to a replacement Brocade DCX 8510-4.

Powering off the Brocade DCX 8510-4

Perform the following steps to power off the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

1. Shut down the Brocade DCX 8510-4 using the sysShutdown command.

switch::admin> sysshutdown

This command will shutdown the operating systems on your switch.

You are required to power-cycle the switch in order to restore operation.

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