Chapter 5: Configuration Manager; Overview Of The Configuration Manager; Configuration Manager Functions - Extreme Networks EPICenter Reference Manual

5 Configuration Manager
This chapter describes how to use the EPICenter Configuration Manager feature for:
Uploading and archiving configuration settings from one or more devices to EPICenter, on demand
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or at a predefined (scheduled) time.
Creating Baseline Configurations for one or more devices.
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Downloading configuration settings from EPICenter to a device.
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Downloading an incremental configuration to one or more devices.
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Specifying and configuring the TFTP server to be used for uploading and downloading configuration
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settings and software images.

Overview of the Configuration Manager

The EPICenter Configuration Manager applet provides a graphical interface for uploading and
downloading files to and from managed devices. It provides a framework for storing the configuration
files to allow tracking of multiple versions, including baseline configuration files. Configuration file
uploads can be performed on demand, or can be scheduled to occur at regular times—once a day or
once a week. The Configuration Manager supports Extreme Networks devices only.
For devices running ExtremeXOS, both the current configuration file and any Policy files saved on the
switch are uploaded, and saved in .zip format. The individual elements of the zip file (configuration file
and policy files) can be inspected individually.
It is not possible to create baseline configurations for devices running ExtremeXOS.
The Configuration Manager also provides the ability to view the differences between configuration files,
or between Policy files (for ExtremeXOS). If a baseline file exists for an ExtremeWare device, the
Configuration Manager will automatically check for differences whenever a scheduled archive upload is
performed.
To start the Configuration Manager applet, click the Config button in the EPICenter Navigation Toolbar.

Configuration Manager Functions

There are multiple ways to invoke the functions provided by the Configuration Manager:
Using the menus at the top of the main applet frame.
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Using the function buttons shown directly below the EPICenter menus.
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Using commands from a pop-up menu that appears when you right-click on a device or device
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group entry in the Component Tree.
For simplicity, most of the instructions in this chapter only specify a one method of invoking a function
(usually the function button).
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