Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide (53-1000243-01, November 2006)

2-6 Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000243-01
Accessing Fabric Watch
2
5. Navigate down through the tree on the left until you find the Fabric Watch OID information:.
Configuration File
Use a configuration file to:
• Upload and download the configuration file and make changes in a text editor.
• Upload and download the configuration file through a telnet session or with Web Tools.
Uploading and downloading a configuration file to multiple switches efficiently populates your SAN
with consistent Fabric Watch settings.
For details about configuration file usage, see Appendix C, “Using Fabric Watch with Configuration
Files”.
N
ote
A non-disruptive firmware download might fail if you attempt to download incorrect values. For
example, on a switch with only one power supply, you cannot download a “switch status power supply
value=4” taken from another switch.
When executing the configDownload command, Fabric Watch mail parameters cannot be modified
without disabling the switch.