Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 262)

issue the configDefault command after download is completed but before the switch is enabled. If a
switch is enabled with a duplicate domain ID, the switch becomes segmented.
Downloading a configuration file from one switch to another switch of
the same model
1. Configure one switch.
2. Use the configUpload command to save the configuration information. Refer to
Configuration file
backup on page 257 for more information.
3. Run configDefault on each of the target switches, and then use the configDownload command to
download the configuration file to each of the target switches. Refer to Configuration file restoration
on page 258 for more information.
Security considerations
Security parameters and the switch identity cannot be changed by the configDownload command.
Parameters such as the switch name and IP address (lines in the configuration file that begin with
"boot") are ignored. Security parameters (lines in the configuration file that begin with "sec"), such as
secure mode setting and version stamp, are ignored. For more detailed information on security, refer
to
Configuring Protocols on page 173.
Configuration management for Virtual Fabrics
You can use the configUpload -vf or configDownload -vf command to restore configurations to a
logical switch. The -vf option only restores the Virtual Fabrics configuration information on to a switch
of the same model and same release. For example, a Virtual Fabrics configuration file for Fabric OS
7.2.x cannot be used on a Fabric OS 7.1.x switch and vice versa.
The Virtual Fabrics configuration on the switch defines all of the logical switches allowed and
configured for a particular platform.
Uploading a configuration file from a switch with Virtual Fabrics
enabled
The configUpload command with the -vf option specifies that configuration upload will upload the
Virtual Fabrics configuration instead of the non-Virtual Fabrics configuration information.
You must specify a file name with the configUpload -vf command. It is recommended not to use
config.txt for a file name as this name can be confused with a normal uploaded configuration file.
Example of configUpload on a switch with Virtual Fabrics
Sprint5100:FID128:admin> configupload
Protocol (scp, ftp, sftp, local) [ftp]:
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 10.1.2.3
User Name [user]: UserFoo
Path/Filename [/config.txt]: 5100.txt
Potentially remote file may get overwritten
Section (all|chassis|FID# [all]):
Password:
configUpload complete: All selected config parameters are uploaded
Downloading a configuration file from one switch to another switch of the same model
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