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The system configuration data is uploaded separately. It is grouped into chassis information and switch
information. Each configuration type is managed separately and the behavior of configUpload depends
on the environment in which the command is executed and which part of the system configuration you
wish to upload.
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In a Virtual Fabric environment, when executed without chassis permissions, this command uploads
the current logical switch configuration only. An Admin user with chassis permissions can use
additional parameters to perform the following selective configuration uploads:
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Upload the switch configuration of a specified logical switch (-fid FID).
-
Upload the chassis configuration only (-chassis).
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Upload the entire system configuration including the data for all logical switches and for the
chassis (-all).
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Upload the switch configuration only in Non-VF mode(-switch).
The interactive version of the command (no operands) prompts for input on only the parameters the
user is allowed to execute.
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In a non-Virtual Fabric environment, this command by default uploads the configuration for the
default logical switch only. To upload the chassis-level configuration only, use the -chassis option.
To upload both the chassis and switch configuration, use the -all option. Chassis permissions are
required. The -fid option is not valid. The -switch option is equivalent to issuing the command
default (without options).
You can use the file transfer protocol (FTP), the secure copy protocol (SCP), or secure FTP (SFTP) to
upload configuration files to an external host, or you can save the configuration in a predetermined
directory on the local chassis or on an attached USB device. If the specified file already exists, this
command prompts you to overwrite the file. Specify -force to overwrite the file without confirmation.
When the local chassis is chosen as the destination, the resulting file is written to both primary and
secondary partitions, and on enterprise-class platforms, to both Active and Standby Control Processors
(CPs).
Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for information on backward compatibility, on configuration
upload and download in Admin Domains (AD), and on the content of the configuration file.
NOTES The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
F_Port trunking configurations are not saved in the configuration file and will not be restored after a
configuration download.
Do not manually edit a configuration or a switch-conf.xx file after uploading the file and before
downloading the file to a switch. Manual editing bypasses sanity checks for some configuration
parameters and results in unpredictable system behavior.
OPERANDS This command has the following operands:
-p ftp | -ftp or -p scp | -scp or -p sftp | -sftp
Specifies the data transmission protocol as either file transfer protocol (FTP),
secure copy protocol (SCP), or secure FTP (SFTP). If no protocol is specified, the
protocol defaults to FTP.
-vf
Uploads the Virtual fabric configuration to a file. You must specify a filename when
uploading this file. It is recommended to name this file switch-conf_xx.txt (where
xx indicates the platform ID) to distinguish this file from the system configuration
(config.txt). Use switchShow to determine the platform ID of the system. The
platform ID in the header of the configuration file is the same as the first two digits
of the switchType parameter in the switchShow output. You cannot use the -vf
option with any of the regular configuration upload options (-fid, -chassis, -all).