Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 32)

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Backing up the configuration
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5. You can enter the ag ––modeShow command to ensure that the module is in NPIV mode.
ag --modeShow
The response should be:
Access Gateway mode is enabled.
You can also enter the ag ––mapshow command to display the F_Port to N_Port mapping.
Enter ag ––help command to display a list of all NPIV actions.
Backing up the configuration
Perform these steps to back up the switch module configuration to an FTP server.
1. Open a Telnet or SSH session to the switch module.
2. Enter the following command to upload the basic configuration of the switch module:
configUpload
You are then presented with a series of prompts.
3. Follow the prompts to upload the configuration.
4. When the upload completes, enter the following command to access the CEE CLI:
cmsh
5. Enter the following command to upload the current CEE configuration:
copy running-config ftp://[username@server/path]
You are then prompted for a password.
When you enter the password, the copy procedure begins.
These commands upload the switch module configurations to the server, making it available for
downloading to a replacement switch module if necessary.
Dell recommends backing up the configuration on a regular basis to ensure that a complete
configuration is available for downloading to a replacement switch module.