Restoring configurations in a ficon environment, 12 backup and restore in a ficon cup environment – HP StorageWorks 2.128 SAN Director Switch User Manual
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6.
At the
Do you want to continue [y/n]
prompt, enter
y
.
7.
Wait for the configuration to be restored.
8.
When the process is finished, issue the
switchEnable
command.
For example:
NOTE:
After you download a configuration file, you must reboot to be sure the parameters are enabled.
Before the reboot, this type of parameter is listed in the configuration file, but it is not effective until after
the reboot.
Restoring configurations in a FICON environment
If the switch is operating in a FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) environment, and the ASM (active=saved)
bit is set on, the switch ignores the initial program load (IPL) file that is downloaded when you restore a
describes this behavior in detail.
switch:admin> configdownload
Protocol (scp or ftp) [ftp]: ftp
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.1.2.3
User Name [user]: JohnDoe
File Name [config.txt]: /pub/configurations/config.txt
Password: xxxxx
*** CAUTION ***
This command is used to download a backed-up configuration
for a specific switch. If using a file from a different
switch, this file's configuration settings will override
any current switch settings. Downloading a configuration
file, which was uploaded from a different type of switch,
may cause this switch to fail.
Do you want to continue [y/n]: y
download complete..
switch:admin> switchenable
Table 12
Backup and restore in a FICON CUP environment
ASM bit
Command
Description
on or off
configupload
All the files saved in the file access facility are uploaded to
the management workstation. A section in the uploaded
configuration file labeled FICON_CUP is in an
encoded format.
on
configdownload
Files saved on the switch that are also present in the
FICON_CUP section of the configuration file
are overwritten.
Files in the FICON section of configuration file that are not
currently present on the switch are saved.
The IPL file is not replaced, because active=saved mode is
on. A message is displayed in the syslog to warn that the
IPL file is not being overwritten.
off
configdownload
Files saved on the switch that are also present in the
FICON_CUP section of the configuration file
are overwritten.
Files in the FICON section of configuration file that are not
currently present on the switch are saved.
The IPL file is replaced, because active=saved mode is off.