How to take backup of Brocade switch configuration file in local server

The configuration file contains all zoning information and configuration settings of the fabric.

• To take a backup of the configuration file, first login into Switch by using admin account
• Give configupload command
• It will ask you host details in which server you want to save the configuration file.

switch:admin> configupload
Protocol (scp, ftp, sftp, local) [ftp]: ftp
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 10.18.64.124
User Name [user]: root
Path/Filename [<home dir>/config.txt]: /usr/local/storage/switch/switchconfig.txt
Section (all|chassis|FID# [all]): all
username@10.18.64.124's password:
Password: XXXXXXXX
configUpload complete

• Protocol – select ftp
• IP address – Give the IP address of the server in which you want to save the configuration file
• User name: the user name of the server
• Path/Filename: provide the file path where you want to save the configuration file
• Section – choose all
• Password: password of username
• Now a text file will be generated in the provided path in the server

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