4 – Managing SwitchesArchiving a Switch59056-03 C 4-37A4.8.2Select Source DialogThe Select Source dialog enables you to select the initial zoning configuration tobe loaded into the Edit Zoning dialog when making zoning changes to all switchesin a stack. The Select Source dialog is only displayed if the zoning configurationon all switches in the stack is not identical. To display the Select Source dialog,select a switch stack icon in the fabric tree (left-pane), open the Zoning menu andselect Edit Zoning. Select a switch in the Source Switch list and click the OKbutton to open the Edit Zoning dialog with the zoning configuration of the selected(source) switch displayed. The zoning changes made to the source switch in theEdit Zoning dialog are applied to all switches in the stack.4.9Archiving a SwitchYou can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters.Basically any data received by SANsurfer Switch Manager is archived. However,passwords are not archived with the user account information. Archivedparameters include the following: Switch properties and statistics IP configuration SNMP configuration Port properties and statistics Alarm configuration Zoning configuration Configured security RADIUS Server informationThis archive file can be used to restore the configuration on the same switch or ona replacement switch. You can also use the archive file as a template forconfiguring new switches to add to a fabric. Security settings and user accountinformation are not archived. The archive can be used later to restore the switch.Refer to ”Restoring a Switch” on page 4-38 for more information.To archive a switch, do the following:1. Open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select Archive.2. In the Save dialog, enter a file name.3. Click the Save button.
