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Configuration repository and backup management
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The Telnet session window displays.
Configuration repository and backup management
NOTE
Requires Mobility 5.3 or later.
Configuration repository and backup allows you to display each product configuration, including the
name of the product, the version number of the configuration, the software release the product is
running, and the product type, compare configurations, and backup configurations to the
management server.
Instructions for configuration repository and backup are detailed in “Configuration File Manager
and Backup” on page 863 and include information about the following:
• “Saving the configuration status” on page 867
• “Viewing the configuration” on page 868
• “Restoring a configuration” on page 871 (You can only restore configurations as startup.)
• “Searching the Configuration File Manager” on page 871
• “Exporting a configuration to a text file” on page 873
• “Comparing configuration snapshots” on page 883
• “Generating a configuration snapshot report” on page 885
• “Viewing the pre- and post-configuration snapshot” on page 886
• “Saving a configuration snapshot” on page 887
• “Scheduling a configuration backup” on page 889
CLI configuration management
CLI configuration provides a text-based interface that allows you to enter command line interface
(CLI) commands to create configurations and reports for IronWare and Network OS devices. You
can deploy the configurations and reports on demand or at a scheduled time.
Instructions for creating product and monitoring configurations are detailed in Chapter 26, “CLI
Configuration Management” and include information about the following:
• “Creating a new product configuration” on page 907
• “Creating a monitoring configuration” on page 923
• “Editing the Motorola Controller CLI responses properties file” on page 920
Some controller CLI commands require you to confirm command execution. By default, the
Management application confirms “Yes” to all confirmation commands. If you want to change the
confirmation command to “No” or “Abort”, complete the following steps.
1. Open the ipConfig.properties (located in Install_Home\conf\) file in a text editor.
2. Edit the flags, as needed.
# This flag will control the execution of Network OS and Controller
confirmation CLI commands.
# For example, reload or copy running-config startup-config. With this option