Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide (53-10000196-01-HP, November 2006)

11-18 Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP
Using Baseline Configurations for Configuration Management
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Comparing Switches to a Baseline Switch
This section provides information about comparing the configuration data of switches to a switch that
you select to be the baseline switch. When you compare the configuration of a switch to a baseline
switch, Fabric Manager identifies and lists each parameter that does not match. You should compare the
configuration of one or more switches to a baseline if you plan to merge two fabrics, add a new switch
to a fabric, verify that Fabric Watch and SNMP settings are consistent across a fabric, or troubleshoot
the problem if a fabric segments.
To compare switches to a baseline switch
1. Select Tasks > Configuration Management > Compare/Download from Switch.
The Compare/Download from Switch -- Source Configuration Selection window opens (see
Figure 11-18).
Figure 11-18 Compare/Download from Switch
2. Navigate to the switch that you want to use as a baseline and click the right-arrow to move that
switch to the right-hand side of the window.
3. Click OK.
The Compare/Download from Switch -- Target Switch Selection window opens.
4. From the SAN Elements tab, select the switches that you want to compare to the baseline file and
click the right-arrow or drag the switches to move them to the right-hand window.
You can use Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select multiple switches.
5. Click OK.
6. The Compare/Download from Switch -- Switch Configuration comparison and Download window
displays and compares the configurations of the switches to the baseline. (See Figure 11-17.)
7. Click Apply Baseline to apply this baseline to the switches that you selected.