Cisco Systems MDS 9000 Copying the Configuration File

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 11 Configuration Files
Copying the Configuration File
Copying the Configuration File
You can copy the running configuration to the startup configuration across the entire fabric in Cisco
MDS SAN-OS Release 2.1(1a) or later by using the fabricStartupConfig option. This triggers every
switch in the fabric to copy its running configuration to its startup configuration.
Note If any switch fails during this fabric-wide copy, that switch and the switch that you used to initiate this
command will keep the existing startup configuration. This does not affect the other switches in the
fabric.
To copy the configuration file, follow these steps:
Step 1 In Device Manager, select Admin > Copy Configuration. You see the Copy Configuration dialog box.
Step 2 Select the location of the file you want to copy From (serverFile, startupConfig, runningConfig).
Step 3 Select the location of the file you want to copy To (serverFile, runningConfig, fabricStartupConfig)
Note You can copy a file fabric-wide using the fabricStartupConfig option, available in Cisco MDS
SAN-OS Release 2.1(1a) or later.
Step 4 Enter the address of the source server.
Step 5 Click the ... button to browse for the source file on the switch or the server, depending on the type of
copy.
Step 6 Select the protocol you want to use to perform the copy procedure.
Step 7 Enter the username and password you use to access the switch or server.
Step 8 Click Apply.