Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000601-02, June 2008)

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Appendix
C
Using Fabric Watch with Configuration Files
In this appendix
•Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
•Configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
•Configuring Fabric Watch with a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Overview
When you activate Fabric Watch, the software starts using the default settings described in “Basic
Fabric Watch Configuration Guidelines” on page 77. You cannot alter these default settings; if the
default values do not suit your specific needs, configure Fabric Watch to use more appropriate
settings.
When you configure the new settings for Fabric Watch, your switch stores the settings in the
configuration file. If you change or add settings directly into the configuration file, those settings
become your custom configuration.
The following sections discuss the two methods for configuration file usage: configuration files and
profiles.
Configuration files
You can manually edit the configuration file to ensure that the settings meet your needs.
NOTE
Fabric Watch supports non-disruptive configuration download. After downloading the configuration
file, a reboot is not required.
Configuring Fabric Watch with the configuration file
1. Type configUpload to upload your configuration file to your host.
2. Use a text editor to edit the Fabric Watch values for the elements you want to change.
3. Type configDownload to download the updated configuration to your switch.
4. Type fwConfigReload to reload the Fabric Watch configuration.