How To: Do Change Management (Example) - Dell OpenManage Network Manager Client Manual

How To:
Do Change Management (Example)
The following describes an example use of Change Manager. This backs up a configuration file,
modifies it, then scans the file for the modified text, and acts according to the result. The following
steps describe how to do this:
Back up a device configuration. Select a device and click the File Management > Backup
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right-click menu in Managed Resources portlet.
Right click, and Export this backup to a file in the Configuration Files portlet.
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Edit this config file, adding the word "MyTestContact" somewhere in its text that has no
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impact. For example, the snmp-server contact, or in comments.
Tip
Some devices let you create descriptions within their configurations so you can enter a word without
impact there.
Now import this edited file from the Managed Resources portlet after you have right-clicked
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on the same device from which you exported it. Renaming it something distinctive is helpful.
Right-click this file and Restore to the device. Since the name is a comment or description, it
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should not interfere with the device's operations.
Right-click the device and select File Management > Backup. This makes the
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MyTestContact file label Current.
Tip
To confirm MyTestContact is labeled Current, you can use an Advanced filter in the expanded
Configuration Files portlet to view only Current labels.
Now, create a ProScan policy by right-clicking in the ProScan portlet, selecting New > Policy.
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In the General tab, name this policy MyTestContactScan, and as an input, select the
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Configuration Label > Current label as the Input Source.
In the Targets tab, select the equipment from which you exported the config file.
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In the Criteria tab, click Add Criteria enter contains MyTestContact as the Match All of the
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following criteria.
Click Save.
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Right-click the new policy and select Execute Compliance.
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The audit screen that appears should indicate Success.
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Right-click and Open the MyTestContactScan policy, and change the Criteria to "does not
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contain" MyTestContact.
Save
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