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Discover, Configbackup – HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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discover

Locate remote OA enclosures that exist on the network within a specified address range.
This command is useful if an Administrator cannot remember the exact IP address of the OA on a certain

enclosure, but knows the general IP address range.

Item

Description

Syntax

vcsu -a discover -s -e

Parameters:

START IP

First IP address in the range to search

END IP

Last IP address in the range to search

Example
Discover an enclosure in a certain address range:

vcsu -a discover -s 192.168.1.100 -e 192.168.1.200

configbackup

Using the supplied credentials, log into VC Manager and access Virtual Connect to request a configuration
download. VCSU saves that backup in the current directory as the file name supplied by Virtual Connect. A

functioning VC Manager domain is required for this action.

Item

Description

Syntax

vcsu -a configbackup -i -u -p -vcu -vcp

[-cp ] -l

Parameters:

IP

IPv4 address of the active OA in the enclosure*

USER

Name of the OA user with privileges to access all enclosure interconnect bays. Minimum length

is 1 character. Maximum length is 40 characters.**

PWD

Password of the OA user. Minimum length is 3 characters. Maximum length is 40

characters.**

VCM USER

Name of the Virtual Connect user with Domain privileges. Required if an enclosure is in a
Virtual Connect domain. Minimum length is 1 character. Maximum length is 31 characters.

VCM PASS

Password for the Virtual Connect user. Minimum length is 3 characters. Maximum length is 31

characters.

CONFIG PASS Optional. Password for the configuration backup file. Supported only for VCM versions 3.00

and higher. The default is no password.

LOCATION

Full path, including file name, to save the configuration backup file. If not provided, VCSU

saves the configuration backup file to the file name that VCM provides and downloads it to the

current directory.

*In a multi-enclosure environment, this must be the IP address of the active OA in the primary enclosure.
**In a multi-enclosure environment, USER and PWD parameters for the Onboard Administrator must be identical across

local and all remote enclosures in the Virtual Connect domain.

Example
Request a configuration download from Virtual Connect:

vcsu -a configbackup -i 192.168.0.100 -u Administrator -p password -vcu

Administrator -vcp password