How to backup / Restore Brocade FC Switch Config

Hi All,

Backup of everything is MUST in admins life.

This document will help you to backup or Restore the Brocade Fibre Switch Configuration.

1) Login to switch using Utility like Putty / Kitty.
2) Download Portable FTP Server Utility : http://sourceforge.net/projects/smallftpd
3) Start it and add one user. Give LRW Permissions. (e.g. Shown below)











Create Temp Folder in C:\ and point it


4) Run the following commands :

Commands :
1) configupload (For Backing up Fibre Switch Configuration)




2) configdownload (For restore)

Another additional method for ensuring the backup : 

1) Login to switch using Utility like Putty / Kitty.

2) You can run the following commands to see additional configuration information that you can copy to a file to save:
configShow
ipaddrShow
licenseShow
switchShow
Save the commands output in text file.

Now your switch is Backup Up!!! Congrats!!!