Owners Manual

Restoring Configurations | Configuration Management
474 OMNM 6.5.2 User Guide
Restoring Configurations
Restore a configuration file to a device as follows.
1 Make sure that an FTP or TFTP server is configured to handle the restore. See File Servers on
page 468.
2 Navigate to the Managed Resources portlet.
3 Right-click the devices and then select File Management > Restore.
The Restore Device window is displayed. If you selected multiple devices, select a target from
the list before continuing with the next step.
4 Modify the Targets for Restore list as necessary by:
This screen’s tabs let you configure the following:
• Deleting a target
• Adding equipment
• Adding groups
5 Select a target for restore.
6 Set and apply the restore options for the selected target.
This panel lets you select either a label (like
Current, Compliant and so on—a selector listing
available labels appears onscreen once you click this option), or
Restore a specific
Configuration File
. The latter lists available files and lets you click to select.
7 Select the driver options for the selected target.
The Driver Options tab lets you select device-specific restoration options. If you are restoring
to a group or multi-selected devices, as many tabs appear as are necessary to configure
different restorations for different devices
8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 for each target listed.
9 Execute the backup now. Otherwise, continue with step 10.
The Results panel displays the message traffic between the OMNM application and the
devices. See
Audit Trail Portlet on page 154.