Administrator's Guide v4.1.1 Manual

Date and time settings........................................................................ 97
Time zone settings.............................................................................. 97
Configuring NTP..............................................................................................98
Configuration considerations for NTP................................................. 98
Setting the date and time.................................................................... 98
Setting the time zone.......................................................................... 98
Displaying the current local clock and time zone................................ 99
Removing the time zone setting..........................................................99
Synchronizing the local time with an external source......................... 99
Displaying the active NTP server...................................................... 100
Removing an NTP server IP address................................................100
Configuration Management.................................................................................................. 101
Configuration management overview............................................................101
Configuration file types......................................................................101
Displaying configurations.............................................................................. 103
Displaying the default configuration.................................................. 103
Displaying the startup configuration.................................................. 103
Displaying the running configuration................................................. 103
Saving configuration changes....................................................................... 103
Saving the running configuration.......................................................104
Saving the running configuration to a file.......................................... 104
Applying previously saved configuration changes............................ 104
Backing up configurations............................................................................. 104
Uploading the startup configuration to an external host....................105
Backing up the startup configuration to a USB device...................... 105
Configuration restoration...............................................................................105
Restoring a previous startup configuration from backup...................106
Restoring the default configuration................................................... 106
Managing configurations on a modular chassis............................................ 107
Managing configurations on line cards..............................................107
Managing configurations across redundant management modules..107
Managing configurations in Brocade VCS Fabric mode............................... 108
Automatic distribution of configuration parameters........................... 108
Downloading a configuration to multiple switches.............................108
Managing flash files...................................................................................... 109
Listing the contents of the flash memory...........................................109
Deleting a file from the flash memory................................................109
Renaming a flash memory file...........................................................109
Viewing the contents of a file in the flash memory............................ 109
Installing and Maintaining Firmware......................................................................................111
Firmware management overview.................................................................. 111
Obtaining and decompressing firmware............................................112
Upgrading firmware on a compact switch......................................... 112
Upgrading firmware on a modular chassis........................................112
Upgrading and downgrading firmware.............................................. 113
Upgrading firmware on a local switch........................................................... 114
Preparing for a firmware download................................................... 114
Connecting to the switch................................................................... 114
Obtaining the firmware version......................................................... 115
Using the firmware download command........................................... 115
Downloading firmware in the default mode....................................... 115
Downloading firmware from a USB device........................................116
Downloading firmware by using the noactivate option...................... 117
Downloading firmware by using the manual option...........................118
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