User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 6-1
6
Configuration Manager
This chapter describes how to use the EPICenter Configuration Manager applet for:
• Uploading configuration settings from one or more devices to EPICenter, on demand
or at a predefined (scheduled) time.
• Downloading configuration settings from EPICenter to a device.
• Downloading an incremental configuration to a device.
• Downloading a new ExtremeWare image to one or more devices.
• Downloading a BootROM image to one or more devices.
• Specifying an ExtremeWare software image as the “recommended” image. The
Configuration Manager will compare the image currently running in a switch to
determine if the switch is running the recommended or most current image.
• Specifyingand configuring theTFTP server to beused foruploadingand downloading
configuration settings and software images.
• Searching for a specific device or group of devices.
Overview of the Configuration Manager
TheEPICenterConfigurationManagerappletprovides agraphical interface for uploading
and downloading files to and from managed devices. The Configuration Manager also
provides a framework for storing the configuration files, to allow tracking of multiple
versions. Configuration file uploads can be performed on demand, or can be scheduled to