Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations

0		B – Command Line Interface

	Working with Switch Configurations


	Set Config commands with which you make modifications to the port, switch, port
	threshold alarm, or zoning configuration components as shown:
	SANbox2 #> admin start
	SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit default
	The config named default is being edited.
	SANbox2 (admin-config)#> set config port . . .
	SANbox2 (admin-config)#> set config switch . . .
	SANbox2 (admin-config)#> set config threshold . . .
	SANbox2 (admin-config)#> set config zoning . . .
	The Config Save command saves the changes you made during the Config Edit
	session. In this case, changes to the configuration named Default are being saved
	to a new configuration named config_10132003. However, the new configuration
	does not take effect until you activate it with the Config Activate command as
	shown:
	SANbox2 (admin-config)#> config save config_10132003
	SANbox2 (admin-config)#> config activate config_10132003
	SANbox2 (admin-config)#> admin end
	SANbox2 #>
	The Admin End command releases the Admin session for other administrators
	when you are done making changes to the switch.

B.3.2

Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations

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 only with the command line interface; it cannot be used to restore a switch using SANsurfer Switch Manager.

SANbox2 #> admin start

SANbox2 (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

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B-3

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Q-Logic 2-8C manual Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations, Shown

Models: 2-8C

shown:

when you are done making changes to the switch.

Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations

2-8C specifications