HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.x administrator guide (5697-7344, March 2008)

140 Maintaining configurations
There may be some restrictions if you are using Admin Domains. See ”Managing administrative domains”
on page 143 for details.
Messages captured in the logs
Configuration download generates both RASLog and Audit log messages resulting from execution of the
configDownload command.
The following messages are written to the logs:
• configDownload completed successfully … (RASLog and Audit log)
• configUpload completed successfully … (RASLog)
• configDownload not permitted … (Audit log)
• configUpload not permitted … (RASLog)
• (Warning) Downloading configuration without disabling the switch was
unsuccessful. (Audit log)
Restoring configurations in a FICON environment
If the switch is operating in a FICON CUP environment, and the ASM (active=saved) bit is set on, then the
switch ignores the IPL file downloaded when you restore a configuration. Table 43 describes this behavior
in more detail.
If fmsmode is enabled in a configuration file, but is disabled on the switch, the configDownload
command fails and displays an error message. This prevents undesirable conditions that could result from
enabling fmsmode on a switch that does not require it.
Downloading configurations across a fabric
To save time when configuring fabric parameters and software features, you can save a configuration file
from one switch and download it to other switches of the same model type, as shown in the following
procedure.
Do not download a configuration file from one switch to another switch that is a different model, because it
can cause the switch to fail. If you need to reset affected switches, issue the configDefault command.
NOTE: In some cases, the configRemoveAll root command is required for reset, in which case you should
contact your system administrator.
Table 43 Backup and restore in a FICON CUP environment
ASM bit Command Description
on or off configUpload All the files saved in the file access facility are uploaded to the
management workstation. A section in the uploaded
configuration file labeled FICON_CUP is in an encoded format.
on configDownload Files saved on the switch that are also present in the
FICON_CUP section of the configuration file are overwritten.
Files in the FICON section of the configuration file that are not
currently present on the switch are saved.
The IPL file is not replaced, because active=saved mode is on. A
warning message is displayed in the syslog to warn that the IPL
file is not being overwritten.
off configDownload Files saved on the switch that are also present in the
FICON_CUP section of the configuration file are overwritten.
Files in the FICON section of the configuration file that are not
currently present on the switch are saved.
The IPL file is replaced, because active=saved mode is off.