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Configuration management, Configuration management overview, Configuration file types – Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide v4.1.1 User Manual

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Configuration Management

Configuration management overview............................................................................101

Displaying configurations.............................................................................................. 103

Saving configuration changes....................................................................................... 103

Backing up configurations............................................................................................. 104

Configuration restoration...............................................................................................105

Managing configurations on a modular chassis............................................................ 107

Managing configurations in Brocade VCS Fabric mode............................................... 108

Managing flash files...................................................................................................... 109

Configuration management overview

Maintaining consistent configuration settings among switches in the same fabric is an important part of
switch management and minimizes fabric disruptions. As part of standard maintenance procedures, it is
recommended that you back up all important configuration data for every switch on an external host for
emergency reference.

Typical configuration management tasks include the following actions:

• Saving the running configuration to the startup configuration file (

Saving configuration changes

on

page 103).

• Uploading the configuration files to a remote location (

Backing up configurations

on page 104).

• Restoring a configuration file from a remote archive (

Configuration restoration

on page 105).

• Archiving configuration files for all your switches to a remote location (

Managing configurations in

Brocade VCS Fabric mode

on page 108).

• Downloading a configuration file from a remote location to multiple switches (

Managing

configurations in Brocade VCS Fabric mode

on page 108).

Configuration file types

Brocade Network OS supports three types of configuration files. The table below lists the standard
configuration files and their functions.

Standard switch configuration files

TABLE 11

Configuration file

Description

Default configuration

• defaultconfig.novcs
• defaultconfig.vcs

Part of the Network OS firmware package. The default configuration
is applied, if no customized configuration is available. There are
different default configuration files for standalone and Brocade VCS
Fabric mode.

Startup configuration

• startup-config

Configuration effective on startup and after reboot.

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