Specifications

Assigning Templates to Device Types
Configuration templates are grouped according to device type in the left−panel Configuration Templates tab.
Inventory Manager automatically assigns a template to the appropriate device type when you save the
template in the Edit Configuration Template window. The Unknown folder contains templates that Inventory
Manager could not correlate to a device type. Use the Assign Configuration Template window to assign those
templates to the correct device type(s).
In the left−panel Configuration Templates tab, select a template that needs to be assigned, then select
Tools > Assign Configuration Template. You can also right−click a template, and select Assign
Configuration Template from the menu. The Assign Configuration Template window opens.
1.
Expand the Device Type tree and select the device type(s) to which you want to assign the template.
You can select multiple device types using the Ctrl or Shift keys.
2.
Click OK.3.
Using the Template Download Wizard
After you have created your configuration templates, you can use the Template Download Wizard to
download a template to one or more devices.
Select Tools > Wizards > Template Download Wizard from the menu bar. The Template
Download Wizard opens.
1.
Select the template to download:
Expand the folders under the Templates tree and select the template you want to download.
General information about the selected template will be displayed in the right panel.
a.
Click Next.b.
TIP: If you open the Template Download Wizard from a template in the left−panel
Configuration Templates tab, that template will be automatically selected in the
Templates tree.
2.
Select devices for download:
Expand the folders under the left−panel tree and select the single device or device group, or
multiple devices or device groups (using the Control or Shift keys). Only devices that are
compatible with this template are displayed; this can be overridden by selecting the Show All
Devices checkbox. Click Add. If you want to remove a device from the list, select the device
and click Remove.
a.
Click Next.b.
3.
Initiate the Download operation:
The top of the window displays a table of the devices you have selected for your download
operation. An alert icon will appear for any device that does not have values assigned for
all the variables in the template. Click Set Template Variables to open the Set Template
Variables window which lists all your devices and their set values for each of your defined
template variables. Use this window to set variable values for one or more devices. You can
also right−click on a table row and select Edit Device Variables to open the Device Template
Variables window, where you can assign variable values for that specific device.
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