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Config command – HP McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class User Manual

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118 Command Line Interface

Config command

Description Manages the FC configurations on a switch. For information about setting the port and switch

configurations, refer to the Set Config command.

Authority Admin session for all operands except List.

Syntax

config

activate [config_name]

backup

cancel

copy [config_source] [config_destination]

delete [config_name]

edit [config_name]

list

restore

save [config_name]

Operands

activate [config_name]

Activates the configuration given by [config_name]. If you omit [config_name], the currently

active configuration is used. Only one configuration can be active at a time.

backup

Creates a file named configdata, which contains the system configuration information. To

download this file, open an FTP session, log in with account name/password of “images” for

both, and enter “get configdata”. Refer to ”

Backing up and restoring switch configurations

” on

page 107.

cancel

Terminates the current configuration edit session without saving changes that were made.

copy [config_source] [config_destination]

Copies the configuration given by [config_source] to the configuration given by

[config_destination]. The switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default

configuration.

delete [config_name]

Deletes the configuration given by [config_name] from the switch. You cannot delete the default

configuration (Default Config) nor the active configuration.

edit [config_name]

Begins an edit session for the configuration given by [config_name]. If you omit [config_name],

the currently active configuration is used.

list

Displays a list of all available configurations on the switch. This operand does not require an

Admin session.