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Controlling and Provisioning Network Devices Provisioning a Device
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For iMG/RGS only, these cannot be selected with iMAPs, Rapiers, etc, and the entire lower panel is removed, as shown
below.
FIGURE 5-17 Restore Configuration for iMG/RG Devices
There is the option to make the restored file the default configuration. If this option is chosen, the Restart Rapier checkbox
is active and can be used to restart the Rapier with the restored file.
The following table lists the options available.
5.3.2.3 Use of the Purge Files Option
The Purge Files button is added to the Device Backup/Restore panel to provide a way to activate on-demand purging and to
configure the backup limit parameter using the NMS client.
Selecting the Purge Files button pops up a “Purge Backup Files” dialog, from which the user can enter the number of files to
keep and whether or not to enable automatic purging for future backups. Refer to the following figure.
TABLE 5-5 Restore Device Configuration Fields
Option Description
Backup File A list of files from which you choose the one to send to the device.
Filename to Use
on Rapier
This field is filled in as you select a backup file. If the user didn’t specify a filename for the
backup, the entry will be “Backup from <date time>. Applies to all devices except iMG/RG.
Make Default
Configuration
Checkbox that makes the selected file the default file (when device restarts, it will use this file).
For Rapier / SwitchBlade devices only.
Restart Device If the Make Default Configuration checkbox is checked, the Rapier device will restart
immediately with the default file when the Apply button is pressed.
Apply Applies the Changes.
Close Closes the window. If the Apply button was not pressed, the options will not take effect.