HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide

The following tasks are common to most components and not described in this section. For more
information about these tasks, refer to previous sections of this document:
Documentation locationTask
“More Information task” (page 22)More Information
“Topology Map task” (page 22)Topology Map
“System status information” (page 16)View Status Alerts
Capture Configuration task
After initially configuring the switch or after making changes to an existing configuration, HP
strongly recommends backing up the configuration for safekeeping.
To capture the configuration, select the active switch in the navigation tree, and then click Capture
Configuration.
Available parameters:
Download Select this option to open a Save as window to navigate to the desired directory on
the system in which to place the configuration file.
The default filename is capture.cfg.
Print Select this option to open a separate internet browser window to save or print the
file using the browser's features.
Input Configuration task
To restore a previously saved configuration of a switch, select the active switch in the navigation
tree, and then click Input Configuration.
Available parameters:
Configuration file . . . Browse Navigate to the location of the saved configuration file. The
default filename is capture.cfg.
Clear the existing configuration
before executing the input command
Select this check-box to erase all existing configuration
settings before installing the settings from the saved
configuration file.
Update SAS Switch Firmware task
Firmware is pre-installed in the factory, but an updated, alternative, or preferred version may be
available. To install new firmware on the SAS BL Switch, consider the following:
• “Prerequisites” (page 36)
• “Obtaining new firmware” (page 37)
• “Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in single-domain deployments” (page 38)
• “Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in dual-domain deployments” (page 39)
Prerequisites
• Before updating switch firmware:
Schedule a time for the installation. Because firmware updates require that the switch be
restarted, firmware must be installed during a scheduled maintenance window.
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◦ Review system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes, device
QuickSpecs, and other user documents.
36 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab