Dell OpenManage Network Manager Quick Start Guide 5.2 - Page 13

Configuration Management Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you manage device configurations. Before you begin that management, you must first configure an Configure an FTP/TFTP Server to get or send such configurations from / to devices. After configuring the Configure an FTP/TFTP Server, you can do Do Configuration File Backup / Restore described below. How To: Configure an FTP/TFTP Server Follow these steps to configure a server: 1 Click either the Common Setup Tasks portlet's Netrestore File Servers link, or right click and select New in the File Servers portlet. 2 After entering all required details click Save to save new file server. 3 Optionally click Test to validate the new file server is working. How To: Do Configuration File Backup / Restore Provided you have permissions, you can backup configuration file(s) for a single device or group of devices, either on demand or as scheduled. Follow these steps: 1 In the default Dell OpenManage Network Manager screen layout, go to the Configuration Management > Summary page. 2 In the Managed Resources portlet, select (click on) a Managed Resource of interest. 3 Right-click on selected resource in the Managed Resources portlet, and then click File Management > Restore or Backup. See File Management on page 223 of the Synergy User Guide for more details. 4 Enter the information needed to create the backup or restoration. 5 Optionally click Add Schedule to schedule the backup task. See Schedules on page 95 of the Synergy User Guide for details. 6 Click Execute to immediately do backup or Save to save the configured backup to run later. How To: Restore a single configuration to many target devices The following steps describe restoring a single configuration to many discovered devices without overwriting those devices' essential information. 11