Save, Save And Apply, And Revert Buttons; Additional Concepts And Benefits; Scheduling Configuration Changes; Auditing And Reviewing Configurations - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave Configuration Manual

Click the Add icon (the plus symbol) on the right to add a referenced profile. Once you Save or Save and
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Apply that profile, AirWave automatically returns you to the original Dell PowerConnect W AP Group
configuration page.
This embedded configuration is also supported on the Additional Dell PowerConnect W Profiles section of
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the Groups > Dell PowerConnect W Config page.

Save, Save and Apply, and Revert Buttons

Several Add or Detail pages in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration include the Save, Save and Apply, and
Revert buttons. These buttons function as follows:
Save—This button saves a configuration but does not apply it, allowing you to return to complete or apply the
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configuration at a later time. If you use this button, you may see the following alert on other Dell PowerConnect
W Configuration pages. You can apply the configuration when all changes are complete at a later time.
Figure 14
Save and Apply —This button saves and applies the configuration with reference to Manage and Monitor
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modes. For example, you must click Save and Apply for a configuration profile to propagate to all controllers
in Manage mode. If you have controllers in Monitor Only mode, AirWave audits them, comparing their
current configuration with the new desired configuration. For additional information and instructions about
using Manage and Monitor Only modes, refer to
page 23.
Revert—This button cancels out of a new configuration or reverts back to the last saved configuration.
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Additional Concepts and Benefits

Scheduling Configuration Changes

You can schedule deployment of Dell PowerConnect W Configuration to minimize impact on network
performance.
For example, configuration changes can be accumulated over time by using Save and Apply for devices in
Monitor Only mode, then pushing all configuration changes at one time by putting devices in Manage mode.
Refer to
NOTE: If your controllers are already in Manage mode, you can also schedule the application of a single set of changes when
clicking Save and Apply; just enter the date/time under Scheduling Options and click Schedule.
AirWave pushes configuration settings that are defined in the GUI to the Dell PowerConnect W-Series
controllers as a set of CLI commands using Secure Shell (SSH). No controller reboot is required.

Auditing and Reviewing Configurations

AirWave supports auditing or reviewing in these ways:
1. You can review the ArubaOS running configuration file. This is configuration information that AirWave reads
from the device. In template-based configuration, you can review the running configuration file when working
on a related template.
2. You can use the APs/Devices > Audit page for device-specific auditing.
3. Once you audit your controller, you can click Import from the APs/Devices > Audit page to import the
controller's current settings into its AirWave Group's desired settings.
14 | Dell PowerConnect W Configuration in AirWave
Unapplied Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Changes Message
"Pushing Device Configurations to Controllers" on
"Pushing Device Configurations to Controllers" on
page 23.
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.5 | Configuration Guide