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A – Command Line Interface
Working with Switch Configurations
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A.3.1
Modifying a Configuration
A switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default configuration.
Each switch configuration contains switch, port, port threshold alarm, and zoning
configuration components. The Show Switch command displays the name of the
active configuration. A configuration name can have up to 31 characters excluding
the pound symbol (#), semicolon (;), and comma (,). By editing the latest
configuration and saving the results under a new name, you can create a history
of configuration changes. Use the Config List command to display the
configurations stored on the switch
SANbox2 #> config list
Current list of configurations
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default
config_10132003
To modify a switch configuration you must open an Admin session with the Admin
Start command. An Admin session prevents other accounts from making changes
at the same time either through Telnet or SANsurfer Switch Manager. You must
also open a Config Edit session with the Config Edit command and indicate which
configuration you want to modify. If you do not specify a configuration name the
active configuration is assumed. The Config Edit session provides access to the
Set Config commands with which you make modifications to the port, switch, port
threshold alarm, or zoning configuration components as shown:
SANbox2 #> admin start
SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit default
The config named default is being edited.
SANbox2 (admin-config)#> set config port . . .
SANbox2 (admin-config)#> set config switch . . .
SANbox2 (admin-config)#> set config threshold . . .
SANbox2 (admin-config)#> set config zoning . . .
The Config Save command saves the changes you made during the Config Edit
session. In this case, changes to the configuration named Default are being saved
to a new configuration named config_10132003. However, the new configuration
does not take effect until you activate it with the Config Activate command:
SANbox2 (admin-config)#> config save config_10132003
SANbox2 (admin)#> config activate config_10132003
SANbox2 (admin)#> admin end
The Admin End command releases the Admin session for other administrators
when you are done making changes to the switch.