User`s guide

Distributing System Images
RoamAbout Switch Manager User’s Guide 7-9
Saving Versions of Network Plans
YoucansavemultipleversionsofanetworkplaninRASM.Afterdeployinganetworkplantoa
RoamAboutSwitch,youcansaveasnapshotoftheplanasaversion.Createversionsofthe
networkplanonaregularbasisandateverymajorbaselineeventfornetworkconfigurations.
Doing
soallowsyoutohavesnapshotsofnetworkconfigurationsshouldyouneedtoreverttoone
ofthem.
Ifyouneedtorollbackconfigurationchanges,youcanuseasavedversiontorollbackthesystem
softwareimageandconfigurationfilestoaknownstate.Beforeyoucansavea
versionofa
networkplan,youneedtodeployandsavethenetworkplan.Versionsofnetworkplansaresaved
inthedb/xml/versionsdirectoryintheRASMinstallationdirectory.
Afteryouhavesavedaversionofanetworkplan,theversionappearsinthelistofnetworkplans
availableto
open.Ifyouopenaversionofanetworkplan,youareaskedwhetheryouwantto
deployitoropenit.Whentheversionisopen,theversionnameisdisplayedinthetitlebarofthe
mainRASMwindow.
Saving a Version of a Network Plan
Tosaveaversionofanetworkplan:
1. SelectServices>PlanManagement.TheRASMServicesPlanManagementpageisdisplayed
inabrowserwindow
2. Intheleft‐handcolumnofthepage,clickSaveAs.TheSaveAsNetworkPlanpageis
displayed.
3. IntheNetworkPlanNamefield,type
anamefortheplan.Makethenamedescriptive.For
example,nametheplanPleasanton_campus.
4. ClickSave.
Saving Network Plans Automatically
Bydefault,RASMusestheautosavefeaturetoautomaticallysavechangestoanetworkplanat
regularintervalswhileyouareworking.
Toviewormodifybackupsettings,selectServices>Backup&RestoretodisplaytheBackup&
Restorepageinabrowserwindow.