Users Guide

286 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
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Configuration management for Virtual Fabrics
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CAUTION
You must issue the configDownload command on the switch after restoring the Virtual Fabrics
configuration to fully restore your switch or chassis configuration.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the configDownload -vf command.
3. Respond to the prompts.
Wait for the configuration file to download on to the switch. You may need to reconnect to the
switch.
4. Enter the configDownload command.
5. Respond to the prompts.
Wait for the configuration file to download to the switch.
6. Verify the LISL ports are set up correctly.
Example of a non-interactive download from a switch with FID = 8 and SFID =10
configdownload -fid 8 -sfid 10 -ftp 10.1.2.3,UserFoo,config.txt,password
Example of configDownload on a switch
5100:FID128:admin> configdownload -vf
Protocol (scp, ftp, sftp, local) [ftp]:
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 10.1.2.3
User Name [user]: UserFoo
Path/Filename [<home dir>/config.txt]: 5100_FID89.txt
*** CAUTION ***
This command is used to download the VF configuration to the
switch. Afterwards, the switch will be automatically rebooted
and the new VF settings will be used. You will then need to
run configdownload again to install the configuration(s) for
any logical switch(s) that are setup in the new VF configuration.
Do you want to continue [y/n]: y
(output truncated)
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply when using the configUpload or configDownload commands when
Virtual Fabrics mode is enabled:
• The -vf option is incompatible with the –fid, –sfid, or –all options. Any attempt to combine it
with any of the other three will cause the configuration upload or download operation to fail.
• You are not allowed to modify the Virtual Fabrics configuration file after it has been uploaded.
Only minimal verification is done by the configDownload command to ensure it is compatible,
much like the normal downloaded configuration file.
• After the configDownload -vf command completes and reboots your switch, you must then
download the matching regular configuration using the configDownload -all command. This
ensures proper behavior of the system and logical switches.