HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Command Reference Guide (AA-RW1MA-TE, May 2005)

112 Fabric OS commands
• If either security policies section has a RSNMP_POLICY, then that section must have a
WSNMP_POLICY.
• After the switch is enabled, if the switch is the primary FCS, then its security and zoning information
will be propagated to all other switches in the fabric.
• After the switch is enabled, if the switch is a non-FCS or a backup FCS, then its security and zoning
information will be overwritten by the primary FCS.
NOTE: A license key is only accepted if the boot.mac line matches the World Wide Name of the switch
performing the download; otherwise, it is ignored.
Security parameters and the switch’s identity cannot be changed by configDownload. Parameters such
as the switch name and IP address are ignored; they are lines in the configuration file that begin with
“boot”. Security parameters such as secure mode setting and version stamp are ignored; they are the lines
in the configuration file that begin with “sec”.
configDownload does not enable security mode, even if the configuration file is saved in security mode.
After configDownload, the policy might require up to 8 minutes to download.
The download process is additive; that is, the lines read from the file are added to the current switch
configuration. This enables you to change a single configuration variable by downloading a file with a
single line. All other variables remain unchanged.
The R_A_TOV, E_D_TOV, WAN_TOV, and MAX_HOPS configuration parameters are interrelated.
Assigning a specific value to one or more of these parameters might change the range of allowed values
that can be assigned to the other parameters. As a result, the user might not be able to set all the values
within the range displayed against each parameter. This utility validates the modified values of these four
parameters and terminates the download operation, if the validation check fails.
This is particularly important when downloading a zoning configuration. Since the new zoning
information is added to the current configuration, there might not be any conflicts. If the current zoning
configuration is to be replaced, the keyword “clear:” might be inserted into the configuration file
immediately before the zoning lines (starting from the line “[Zoning]”).
If the configuration file contains the keyword “enable: <zone_configuration>”, then that zoning
configuration enables in the fabric. If there is no “enable:” keyword in the configuration file or no zoning
configuration by that name exists, or if enable fails for any reason (such as dangling aliases), then:
• The effective configuration remains as it was prior to configDownload; that is, all the “enable:”
information is discarded.
• The defined configuration changes to reflect new zoning configuration.
Operands
This command has the following optional operands:
-p Specifies the use of the FTP or SCP protocol. If a protocol is not specified,
FTP is the default.
host Specifies a host name or IP address in quotation marks: for example,
“citadel” or “192.168.1.48”. The configuration file is downloaded from
this host.
user Specifies the user name, in quotation marks: for example, “jdoe”. This user
name is used to gain access to the host system.