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5 – I/O Module ConfigurationManaging I/O Module ConfigurationsSBack Up and Restore an I/O Module ConfigurationSuccessful management of I/O modules and fabrics depends on the effective useof I/O module configurations. Backing up and restoring a configuration is useful toprotect your work or for use as a template in configuring other I/O modules.Backing up and restoring the I/O module configuration involves the following:• Creating the Backup File• Downloading the Configuration File• Restoring the Configuration FileCreating the Backup FileThe Config Backup command creates a file on the I/O module, named configdata.This file can be used to restore an I/O module configuration only from thecommand line interface; it cannot be used to restore an I/O module usingEnterprise Fabric Suite 2007 or QuickTools.QLogic8GbT #> config backupThe configdata file contains the following I/O module configuration information:• All named I/O module configurations including port, switch, and portthreshold alarm components.• All SNMP and network information defined with the Set Setup command.Downloading the Configuration FileYou use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safe keepingand to upload the file back to the I/O module for the restore function. To downloadthe configdata file, open an FTP session on the I/O module and login with theaccount name images and password images. Transfer the file in binary modewith the Get command as shown in the following example:>ftp ip_addressuser:imagespassword: imagesftp>binftp>get configdataxxxxx bytes sent in xx secs.ftp>quitYou should rename the configdata file on your workstation with the I/O modulename and date, config_switch_169_10112003, for example.5-12 59245-01 A