Fabric OS Reference Manual

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Note that the switch’s identity cannot be changed by configDownload.
These parameters (such as the switch’s name and IP address) are ignored.
They are the lines in the configuration file that begin with “boot”.
Also note that the download process is additive; that is, the lines read from
the file are added to the current switch configuration. This enables you to
change a single configuration variable by downloading a file with a single
line. All other variables remain unchanged.
This is particularly important when downloading a zoning configuration.
Since the new zoning information is added to the current configuration,
there may not be any conflicts. Typically this command is used to add a
consistent change to the current zoning configuration, or to replace the
current zoning configuration, in which cases
cfgClear
must be invoked
before
configDownload
.
Operands This command has the following operands:
host
Specify a host name or IP address in quotation marks;
for example, “
citadel
” or “
192.168.1.48
”. The
configuration file is downloaded from this host system.
This operand is optional.
user
Specify a user name in quotation marks; for example,
“
jdoe
”. This user name is used to gain access to the
host. This operand is optional.
file
Specify a file name in quotation marks; for example,
“
config.txt
”. Absolute path names may be specified
using forward slash (
/
). Relative path names create the
file in the user’s home directory on UNIX hosts, and in
the directory where the FTP server is running on
Windows hosts. This operand is optional.
passwd
Specify a password in quotation marks. If present, the
command uses FTP to transfer the file. This operand is
optional.