Users Guide
Configuration Management Portlets and Editors | Configuration Management
466 OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide
Configuration
Use the Configuration panel to configure what is restored, and what is variable in mass
deployments. Initially the configuration document is empty if you are creating a configuration
image. However, it displays data from any promoted configuration file if it originated as a promoted
configuration file.
Access this information by clicking the Configuration Image editor Configuration tab.
The Target Params list includes all available discoverable parameters. These parameters are stored
in the OpenManage Network Manager database. Some parameters may not apply to a specific
device or configuration file. To insert a parameter into the document, double-click it. If you are
adding a parameter to an existing document, make sure that you indicate where you want to add it
before double-clicking the parameter.
For example, if a Contact parameter appears in the configuration file, delete the specifics retrieved
from a particular device’s configuration and then double-click the Contact target parameter. The
following line is inserted into the document where you put the cursor:
$
_EquipmentManager_RedCell_Config_EquipmentManager_Contact
When you deploy this configuration file to the devices that pass the General Parameters target
filter, the OpenManage Network Manager system updates this parameter with discovered data
retrieved from the device before restoring the configuration. This facilitates deploying the same
configuration to many devices while retaining individual target parameters like Contacts, DNS
Hostname, and so on.
NOTE:
If you want to compare different promoted configuration file templates for the same devices, deploy both
template #1 and template #2, then compare them in the Configuration Files on page 456 portlet. By default
the Description notes that such configuration files are “Created from template.”
Version Automatically tracks changes to the original.
Target Filter Defines which devices to target. When targets fail, restoration skips them. Add filters
by creating a filter or copying and existing filter.
Fields/Options Description