Saving and comparing san configurations, Saving the current configuration, Comparing configurations – HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch User Manual

Page 40: Saving the current, Configuration

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Viewing maps, events, and configurations

To clear specific entries:

1.

Right-click a specific event log entry (to select multiple entries, click the entries while holding down the

CTRL key).

2.

On the shortcut menu, click Delete Entry to remove the selected entries from the event log.

To export the event log:

1.

On the bottom of the Application Event Log dialog box, click the Export button to open the Export Event

Log dialog box.

2.

Navigate to the location where you want to save the event log, and enter a name for the file with either

an .XML, .CSV, or .TXT extension.

3.

Click Save.

Saving and comparing SAN configurations

You can save the current SAN connection configuration (see

Saving the current configuration

, page 40),

and compare that configuration with a previous configuration (see

Comparing configurations

, page 40).

Saving the current configuration

Simple SAN Connection Manager provides the ability to save a graphical topology of your current SAN

that can be easily viewed to note any changes made to your system. You should save your SAN

connections before making changes so that you can then see the differences (see

Comparing

configurations

, page 40).

To save a configuration:

On the File menu, click Save current SAN connection.

NOTE:

Simple SAN Connection Manager automatically saves the current configuration when you close

the application.

Comparing configurations

Simple SAN Connection Manager provides the ability to compare any changes to your current SAN with

the previous configuration.
To compare a configuration:

1.

On the File menu, click Compare current and previous SAN connection.
The Compare Current and Previous Configuration dialog box (

Figure 25

) opens.

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