Reference Guide

Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 131
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configDownload
-switch
Downloads the switch configuration only. This operand is valid only in non-VF mode.
-map
Downloads the port-to-area addressing mode configuration files.
"host"
Specifies the name or the IP address of the external host, from which to download the
configuration. IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported. To be able to mention the FTP
server by name, you need to set up two DNS servers with dnsConfig. Quotation marks are
optional.
"user"
Specifies the login name for the external host. Quotation marks are optional.
"path"
Specifies the file name and path of the configuration file. When used with the -map option,
this parameter specifies a folder that contains all port-to-area mapping files. Absolute path
names may be specified using a forward slash (/). Relative path names search for the file in
the login account's home directory on UNIX hosts and in the directory on which the FTP
server is running on Windows hosts. This operand is valid only when the file is downloaded
from an external host. Quotation marks are optional.
"passwd"
Specifies the account password. Quotation marks are optional.
-local
Downloads a specified configuration file from a predetermined directory on the local
chassis.
-USB | -U
Downloads a specified configuration file from a predetermined directory on an attached
USB device.
"file"
Specifies the name of the configuration file to be downloaded. This parameter can be used
only with the -local or -USB option, each of which retrieves files from a predetermined
directory on the local chassis or on an attached USB device. Therefore, subdirectories and
absolute path names are not permitted. Quotation marks are optional.
-force
Overwrites an existing file without confirmation. This parameter is valid only with the -local
or -USB options.