Specifications

My Network Configuration
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5 Click Close to exit the screen and return to the Compliance tab.
Templates
WMS can change the configuration of the device with the help of a template. A template is
configuration file that can be applied to a specific device model. The template has placeholders for
providing variable values for either a full or partial device configurations. The placeholders follow a
syntax convention defined by WMS. For example, there is a configuration command to define the time
zone for the device such as "timezone Asia/Calcutta". The template file would have it as "#TimeZone#".
Within the template, the variable is "#TimeZone#" whose value is fed through a variance file at the time
of applying it to a device or groups of devices. The variance file supplies the values for the parameters
within in the template. You need to create variance files to perform configuration updates through the
WMS console.
Every variable present in the template must have a value in the Variance File. Also, the Variance File
must supply these values for every device present in the group to identify each device within the
Variance File.
Variable configurations have the ability to apply a config template on a group of devices changing it
slightly for each device. In other words, it is the ability to apply a variable configuration template on a
group of devices.
Review the attributes of existing templates to determine whether a new template requires creation, an
existing template needs to be previewed, edited, is ready to be installed or deleted.
NOTE
Templates require creation when conducting configuration updates through the WMS console.
CAUTION
A device must be in a compliant state to receive a template. If you try to install a template on non-compliant
devices, WMS displays a warning message and prevents you from installing the template.
To review the list of templates available to WMS:
1 Select the Configuration tab from within the My Networks menu item.
2 Select Te m p la te s .
Device Name
Displays the name of the device subject to the compliance verification.
IP Address
Displays the IP address of the selected device.
Last Checked
Provides a time stamp detailing the time WMS conducted its last compliance
check.
Status
Displays the same device status (as a reminder) originally displayed within the
Compliance tab’s status column. The information is reflected again here to
associate the status state with the compliance verification information used to
interpret the status state.