HP StorageWorks MSA 2.8 SAN Switch - Manual (Page 38)

Initial Configuration
38 Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
■ The second section Contains general switch configuration variables, such as
diagnostic settings, fabric configuration settings, and
SNMP settings. This section corresponds to the output of
the
configshow command (after the first few lines),
although there are more lines uploaded than shown by the
command.
■ The third section Contains zoning configuration parameters.
To save a backup copy of the configuration file to a host:
1. Verify that the FTP service is running on the host workstation (or on a
Windows machine).
2. Log into the switch as the admin user.
3. Enter the configupload command.
Enter the command only, then enter the options as you are prompted; or enter:
configupload [" host","user","file"[,"passwd "]]
Example:
A message displays indicating that the upload is complete.
Table 2: Description of configupload Options
Option Description
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 a Windows
hosts. This operand is optional.
passwd Specify a password in quotation marks. This operand is optional.
swd5:admin> configupload "citadel","jdoe","config.txt","passwd"
upload complete
switch:admin>