Specifications

Archive Wizard
Use the Archive Wizard to archive device configuration data and/or capacity planning data. Archiving device
configuration data lets you create archives (backup copies) of your network devices' configurations that can be
restored to the devices at a later date, if needed. Archiving capacity planning data lets you store port and FRU
information for use by the Capacity Planning tool to generate reports. You can create an archive that saves
both configuration data and capacity planning data, or you can create an archive that targets one type of data
or the other.
You can perform archives on a single device, multiple devices, or on an entire device group. Because it is
useful to archive data on a regular basis, Inventory Manager lets you schedule archives to be performed at a
future time, and/or on a routine basis. Once you have configured an archive's parameters, you can use that
archive on a repeated basis to save new versions of the desired data. For example, you may want to create an
archive that saves your device configurations on a weekly basis, and also create an archive that saves only
capacity planning information on a daily basis to monitor what is changing on the network.
Once an archive operation has been created, it is listed by name in the left−panel Archive Mgmt tab under the
Archives folder. Below the archive name are the archive versions, displayed by the date and time the version
was performed. Under the versions are the individual configurations, listed by IP address of the device whose
data was saved. Each configuration displays an icon that identifies the type of data being saved: device
configuration data, capacity planning data, both device configuration and capacity planning data.
To access the wizard, select Tools > Wizards > Archive Wizard from the menu bar or click on
the toolbar. You must have a TFTP or FTP server running to create an archive. For more information, see
TFTP Server Setup or FTP Server Setup.
NOTE: If the device is an X−Pedition router, be aware that when archiving device configuration data, the
router's Startup configuration file is saved.
Archive Name Window
Use this window to name and configure the archive.
Click the graphic for more information.
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