Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 - Manual (Page 1435)

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NOTE
To create the product groups, you must have the Configuration Management privilege.
12. Click Close to close the Search Configuration File Manager dialog box.
Exporting a configuration to a text file
The Export button on the Configuration File Manager dialog box allows you to export the
configuration of the selected product to a text file. You must have the Configuration Management
privilege in your Management application user account to perform this task.
Follow these steps to export a configuration to a text file. You can export a maximum of 25
configurations simultaneously.
1. Click the IP tab.
2. Select Configure > Configuration File > Configuration File Manager.
3. Click the Product Configurations tab.
4. Select one or more products from the Product list.
5. Select one or more configurations from the Configurations list.
6. Click Export.
The Export Configuration dialog box displays.
7. Browse to the location to which you want export the configuration and click Export.
The default locations for the product configuration are as follows:
• Windows: Desktop\My Documents
• Linux: \root
If you select configurations from the same product, the default text file name is
IP_Address_config.txt. IPv6 addresses use dashes (-) instead of colons (:) in file naming.
If you select configurations from multiple products, the default text file name is
MultiProduct_config.txt.
Configuration deviation
The Management application backs up the product configuration after a change is detected in the
product configuration. The initial copy of a product configuration backup becomes the baseline
configuration. Once the baseline configuration is established, the Management application
compares all additional product configuration backup files to the baseline configuration for
deviation. You can view configuration deviation status on the Status Bar of the Management
application window.
NOTE
The latest configuration of the product is compared with all available baselines configurations of
that product. The two deviations for same product are deviation with respect to startup baseline and
deviation with respect to running baseline.