HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x Fabric Watch Administrator Guide (AA-RVJ0B-TE, September 2005)

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C Using Fabric Watch with configuration files
When you activate Fabric Watch, the software starts, using the default settings described in Chapter 5.
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.
This chapter discusses the two methods for configuration file usage:
• ”Configuration files”
• ”Profiles”
Configuration files
You can manually edit the configurations files to ensure that the settings meet your needs.
To custom configure 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.
NOTE: This process is disruptive, as a switch reboot will be required.
Profiles
HP provides partial configuration files, or profiles , that help you configure Fabric Watch in a way that is
most appropriate to your particular SAN needs.
IMPORTANT: Fabric Watch configuration settings or profiles, reside on the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch
Software 5.x CD that shipped with your switch.
To configure Fabric Watch with a profile:
1. Upload the configuration file to the host by typing configUpload.
2. Retrieve the Fabric Watch
profiles from the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch Software 5.x CD that shipped
with your switch. Open your configuration file in a text editor.
3. Copy the contents of the profile and append that information to the [Configuration] section of the
configuration file.
The contents of the profile overwrite any duplicate information earlier in the configuration.
4. To download your updated configuration to your switch, enter the configDownload command.
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