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NOTE
Refer to "Cabling Best Practices" (available at
) for cable management
guidelines.
For the procedure to install the ICL cables, refer to
Inter-chassis link (ICL) cable removal and
Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration
To verify correct operation and back up the Brocade DCX 8510-8 configuration, follow these steps. For
information about LED patterns, refer to
Determining the status of a port or application blade
on page
52.
Complete the following steps to back up the configuration for the Brocade DCX 8510-8.
1. Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional.
2. If necessary, log in to the switch by Telnet, using the admin account.
3. Verify the correct operation of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 by entering the switchShow command from
the workstation. This command provides information about switch and port status.
4. Verify the correct operation of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 in the fabric by entering the fabricShow
command from the workstation. This command provides general information about the fabric.
5. To back up the configuration, run the following two steps:
a)
Enter the configupload -vf command. This command uploads the Brocade DCX 8510-8
virtual fabric data.
b)
Enter the configupload command. This command uploads the Brocade DCX 8510-8
configuration.
6. You can run the following commands to see additional configuration information that you can copy to
a file to save:
• configShow
• ipaddrShow
• licenseShow
• switchShow
Alternatively, you can save the configuration file to a Brocade USB device by using the usbstorage
command.
NOTE
Passwords are not saved in the configuration file, and are not uploaded during a configuration
upload.
NOTE
It is recommended that the configuration be backed up on a regular basis to ensure that a complete
configuration is available for downloading to a replacement Brocade DCX 8510-8.
Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration
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