Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 255)

Maintaining the Switch Configuration File
● Configuration settings................................................................................................... 255
● Configuration file backup...............................................................................................257
● Configuration file restoration......................................................................................... 258
● Configurations across a fabric.......................................................................................261
● Configuration management for Virtual Fabrics..............................................................262
● Brocade configuration form........................................................................................... 264
Configuration settings
It is important to maintain consistent configuration settings on all switches in the same fabric because
inconsistent parameters, such as inconsistent PID formats, can cause fabric segmentation. As part of
standard configuration maintenance procedures, Brocade recommends that you back up all important
configuration data for every switch on a host computer server as a safety measure.
NOTE
For information about AD-enabled switches, refer to
Managing Administrative Domains on page 455.
For more information about troubleshooting configuration file uploads and downloads, refer to the Fabric
OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide.
There are two ways to view configuration settings for a switch in a Brocade fabric:
• Issue the configShow -all command.
To display configuration settings, connect to the switch, log in as admin, and enter the configShow -
all command. The configuration settings vary depending on switch model and configuration. This
command does not show as much configuration information as the text file created from the
configUpload command.
• Issue the configUpload -all command to upload an ASCII text file from the switch or switch module.
You can open the text file with any text editor to view the configuration information of the switch.
CAUTION
Editing of the uploaded file is unsupported and can result in system errors if an edited file is
subsequently downloaded.
If your user account has chassis account permissions, you can use any of the following options when
uploading or downloading a configuration file:
-fid To upload the specified FID configuration.
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