Creating A Baseline Configuration File - Extreme Networks EPICenter Reference Manual

NOTE
The EPICenter software does not reboot the device or save the configuration on the device after the download. You
can use the Telnet applet to open a Telnet session on the affected devices and execute a save configuration
command.
NOTE
The Configuration Manager displays an error if you attempt an incremental download on a switch running a version
of ExtremeWare prior to 6.0.

Creating a Baseline Configuration File

NOTE
Baseline configuration files are not supported for devices running ExtremeXOS.
The purpose of a baseline configuration is to provide a set of known, standard configuration settings
you can download to a device to restore it or initialize it to a known software state.
There are several ways to create a baseline configuration:
You can start with a configuration file you have previously uploaded, and designate it as a baseline
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using the Baseline > Create command from the Configuration menu or a right-click pop-up menu.
a Select the device for which you want to create a baseline.
b Select the configuration file that should be designated as the baseline.
c Select Baseline, then Create from the Configuration menu or the right-click pop-up menu.
You are asked to confirm that this configuration file should be used as the baseline.
You can upload a configuration as a baseline. You do this by using the Upload command, and
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checking the Baseline checkbox under Upload File Options. See
Devices" on page 149
You can schedule a baseline upload. See
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Baseline configuration files are stored in the
the location of your TFTP server. By default,
<EPICenter_install_dir>\user.war.war\tftp
Baseline files are always named in the form
with IP address 10.205.2.39 will be
<EPICenter_install_dir>
server under Windows XP or Windows 2003 using the default installation path, the baseline
configuration for device 10.205.2.39 would be saved in
Networks\EPICenter 6.0\user.war\tftp\baselines\10_205_2_39.txt
your TFTP root directory.
EPICenter Reference Guide
for more information.
"Scheduling a Baseline Upload" on page 162
<tftp_root>\baselines
<tftp_root>
.
<device_address>.txt
10_205_2_39.txt
is the EPICenter installation directory. Thus, if you installed the EPICenter
Creating a Baseline Configuration File
"Uploading Configurations from
directory, where
is
. So, the baseline file for the device
in the directory
<tftp_root>\baselines
c:\Program Files\Extreme
, unless you have reconfigured
for details.
is
<tftp_root>
.
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