Backing up a switch configuration | HP 2/8q Fibre Channel guide

Command Line Interface

Backing up a switch configuration

Backing up and restoring a configuration is useful to protect your work or for use as a template in configuring other switches. The Config Backup command creates a file on the switch, named configdata. This file can be used to restore a switch configuration only from the command line interface; it cannot be used to restore a switch using Switch Manager.

2/8q FC Switch #> admin start

2/8q FC Switch (admin) #> config backup

The configdata file contains all of the switch configuration information including the following:

■All named switch configurations including the default configuration. This includes port, switch, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration components.

■All SNMP and network information defined with the Set Setup command.

■The zoning database included all zone sets, zones, and aliases.

Use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safe keeping and to upload the file back to the switch for the restore function. To download the configdata file, open an FTP session on the switch and login with the account name images and password images. Transfer the file in binary mode using the Get command as shown:

>ftp ip_address user:images password: images

ftp>bin

ftp>get configdata

xxxxxbytes sent in xx secs.

ftp>quit

You should rename the configdata file on your workstation with the switch name and date, config_switch_169_10112003, for example.

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HP StorageWorks 8q Fibre Channel Switch Management Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Show Setup command Figures Tables Contents About This Guide Intended audience Related documentationThis section covers the following topics Conventions consist of the following Text symbolsDocument conventions This document follows the conventions in Table Equipment symbols HP installation and configuration assistance Getting help HP storage web site Web site, select the appropriate product or solutionHP technical support HP authorized reseller Switch Manager Installing Switch Manager Installing Switch Manager on Windows systemsMinimum Requirements Starting Switch Manager Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems Exiting Switch Manager To exit a Switch Manager application sessionSelect File Exit Removing Switch Manager from Linux Removing Switch ManagerRemoving Switch Manager from Windows Select File Save Default Fabric View File Setting Switch Manager preferences Preferences dialog box Viewing software version and copyright information Using online helpUsing the Switch Manager user interface Select Help Help Topics Switch Manager Faceplate window Menu bars Shortcut Selection Faceplate display menu bar options and shortcut keys Tool bar Fabric treeButton Description Graphic window Working status indicator Using the topology displayData window and tabs Selecting switches Using the faceplate display Faceplate display Port views and status Selecting ports Managing fabric security User account securityComponents of Fibre Channel fabric security are Select In-band Management Enable Fabric servicesSelect Snmp Enabled in the Snmp Configuration area Managing the fabric database Click Add Fabric Removing a fabricOpening a fabric view file Select Fabric Remove Fabric Adding a new switch to a fabric Saving a fabric view fileRediscovering a fabric Replacing a failed switch Deleting switches and linksSelect Switch Reset Switch Displaying fabric information Fabric statusSelect View Refresh Event Browser Severity Icon Description Filter Events dialog box Sorting the Event Browser Active Zoneset data window Select File Save As Zoning a fabric Zoning concepts Soft Zones Zoning configuration Using the Zoning Config dialog box Restoring default zoning Using the Edit Zoning dialog box Merging fabrics and zoning Edit Zoning dialog box Tool bar button / icon Description Managing zone sets Copying a zone to a zone set Managing zones Managing zones involves the following Click WWN, Domain Port, or FC Address Select Edit Remove Managing aliases Select Edit Remove Zone from All Sets Saving the Zoning Database to a File Select Edit Add MembersClick Insert Click OK Account name Password Admin authority Expiration Managing user accounts Select an option from the Account Expiration Date area Creating user accountsRemoving a user account Click Add Account Changing a user account password Click Change Password User Account Administration dialog box Change Password Modifying a user account Displaying switch information Click Modify AccountClick Close Switch data window Name Server data windowEntry Description Link data window Port Statistics data window Configured Zonesets data windows Port Information data window Configuring port threshold alarms Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog box Paging a switch Exporting name server information to a file Configuring a switch Setting the date/time and NTP clientResetting a switch Switch configuration is divided into areas Configuration wizard Switch properties Parameter Description In-band Management parameter Network Properties dialog box IP Configuration parameters Network properties Previously configured IP address Snmp trap configuration parameters Archiving a switch configuration Restoring a switch configuration Restore dialog boxes Full and Selective Restoring the factory default configuration Setting Value Installing firmware Downloading a support file Displaying hardware status Hardware status LEDs Displaying port information Port status State Description Port/transceiver states LIP ALPD,ALPS Port Information data window entries Configuring ports Port Properties dialog box Port States parameters Port Speed parameters Interoperability Credits parameters Changing the port symbolic namePort Type parameters Stream Guard parameters Extending port credits Designating donor ports Resetting a port Testing portsSelect Port Reset Port Click Start Test Port Loopback Test dialog box Starting HP StorageWorks Fabric View This section describes the following Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View Changing the Default Fabric View File encryption key Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferencesSetting the polling frequency Arranging graphs in the display Displaying graphsRemoving graphs Customizing graphs Default Graph Options dialog box Saving graph statistics to a file Printing graphsRescaling a selected graph Select a graph Fabrics File-Open, Save messages Add a Fabric messagesMessage User action Network Properties dialog box messages Switch Properties dialog box messages Domain IDs must be in the same range Port Properties dialog box messages Faceplate display messages Deselect the donor ports, and then retry Load Firmware dialog box messages Port Loopback Test dialog box messages No device detected in selected port yet. Test Extended Credits wizard messages Zoning dialog box messages Zoning configuration to the fabric. This feature Restore Configuration dialog box messages Save Fabric View dialog box messages Trap Configuration dialog box messages Switch Manager 110 Command Line Interface Commands, Parameter Setting Account name Password Authority Admin Working with switch configurations Modifying a configuration Backing up a switch configuration Ftp ipaddress userimages password images ftp bin Monitoring commands Administrative commands Keystroke Effect Admin command AdminOpens the admin session Alias command Admin session for all keywords except List and Members Config command Admin session for all keywords except Backup and List Edit configname #ftp symbolicname or ipaddress user images Create Support command Date command Firmware Install commandAdmin session, except to display the date Hardreset command Help command None History command Hotreset command Image command Manages and installs switch firmwareDisplays the list of image files that reside on the switch Wait for the unpack to complete Changes a user account’s password Lip commandPasswd command Reinitializes the specified loop port IP address of the switch to query Ping commandPs command Following is an example of a successful Ping command Closes the Telnet session Quit commandReset command You can also press Ctrl+D to close the Telnet session Config Configname Parameter Default setting Arbff Port threshold alarm configuration default settings Set command Sets a variety of switch parametersAdmin for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon, and Pagebreak Config option Set Config command Admin and Config Edit Set Config port parameters Enabled only for ports connected to initiator devices. Set config threshold parameters See Set config threshold parameters on page 140. Following is an example of the SET Config Switch command 8q FC Switch Following is an example of the SET Config Threshold command Set Log Command Following is an example of the SET Config Zoning commandClears all log entries Display filter Set Port command Admin, except for the Clear keywordSpecifies the port. Ports are numbered beginning with Set Setup command Value on the switch and the Snmp management server must Information if remote logging is enabled. The default is Show command Following is an example of the Set Setup System commandDisplays fabric, switch, and port operational information Displays the status of the active network interfaces Displays chassis component status and temperatureDisplays list of current donor configuration for all ports Displays Link State database information Lipalpdalps Offline state. a loss of signal causes the switch to Displays switch operational information Following is an example of the Show Chassis commandDisplays all connected devices Following is an example of the Show NS local domain command Following is an example of the Show Domains commandFollowing is an example of the Show Fabric command Following is an example of the Show NS domainID command Following is an example of the Show NS portID command Following is an example of the Show Interface command Following is an example of the Show Port command LIPF8F7 Following is an example of the Show Switch command Following is an example of the Show Topology command Command Line Interface Displays configuration parameters for the switch Show Config commandFollowing is an example of the Show Version command Displays alarm threshold parameters for the switch Following is an example of the Show Config Switch command Following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command Following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command Show Log command Following is an example of the Show Log Options command Following is an example of the Show Log Component commandFollowing is an example of the Show Log Level command Following is an example of the Show Log command Show Perf command Following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command Show Setup commandFollowing is an example of the Show Perf command Displays the current Snmp and system settings Displays the current system settings Displays manufacturing information about the switchDisplays the current Snmp settings Following is an example of the Show Setup Mfg command Following is an example of the Show Setup System command Shutdown command Test command To run the online loopback test, enter the following command Administers and displays user accounts Uptime commandUser command Admin, except for the List option Following is an example of the User Accounts command Following is an example of the User Add command Following is an example of the User Delete command Whoami commandFollowing is an example of the User Edit command Following is an example of the User List command Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch Following is an example of the Zone List command Following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command Zoneset commandFollowing is an example of the Zone Members command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric Following is an example of the Zoneset Active command Following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command Zoning commandFollowing is an example of the Zoneset List command Opens a Zoning Edit session Limit Description Following is an example of the Zoning Limits command E2JBOD2 Following is an example of the Zoning List command Command Line Interface Index Index Index 186 System configuration change 148 display List definitions 179 Save edits Remove all Zoning command