Installing
37HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide
Backing up the switch configuration
Backing up and restoring a configuration is useful to protect your work or to use as a template
in configuring other switches. The CLI
Config Backup command creates a file on the
switch, named
configdata. This file can be used to restore a switch configuration only from
the command line interface; it cannot be used to restore a switch using Switch Manager.
The
configdata file contains all of the switch configuration information including:
■ All named switch configurations, including the default configuration. This includes port,
switch, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration components.
■ All SNMP and network information defined with the Set Setup command.
■ The zoning database included all zone sets, zones, and aliases.
Use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safe keeping and to
upload the file back to the switch for the restore function.
See “Management System Requirements” on page 63 for information about connecting a
workstation to the switch and refer to “Backing up a switch configuration” in the HP
StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide, for procedural details.
Powering down the switch
Simply unplugging the switch from the power source does not allow the switch to complete
executing tasks and could lead to flash memory corruption.
To initiate an orderly shut down, access the CLI and execute the
Shutdown command. Then,
power down the switch by unplugging the power cord.
See“Management System Requirements” on page 63 for information about connecting a
workstation to the switch and refer to the HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch
Management User Guide for information about the CLI.
