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7.2 Copying configuration files
Procedure 38 To copy a configuration file
1. Select the configuration file of interest from the master pane of any Configuration Files screen.
2. Select Actions→Save as.
3. Edit the configuration name as desired and select OK. The configuration file copy may now
be edited.
7.3 Creating a configuration file
Creating a configuration file brings it into the Insight Control server provisioning appliance database.
Verify your configuration file was created by finding it in the master pane list on any Configuration
Files screen.
• “Methods to create a configuration file” (page 71)
• “The Create Configuration File screen” (page 71)
7.3.1 Methods to create a configuration file
There are multiple ways to create a new configuration file:
• Make a copy of an existing configuration file by saving it under a new name. Use
Actions→Save as from any Configuration Files screen.
• The current configuration of a target server may be captured and stored in the appliance
database as a configuration file. Use an OS Build Plan step to do this as described in “Editing
OS Build Plans” (page 54).
• Create a configuration from scratch by selecting Actions→Create configuration file from any
Configuration files screen.
7.3.2 The Create Configuration File screen
• Table 36 (page 71)
• Table 37 (page 72)
Table 36 Input fields on the Create Configuration File screen
Name Description: This is the unique label that will be associated with the configuration file. The
name of the configuration file appears in the master pane list on any
Configuration Files screen (select Configuration Files from the main menu) and
is what you use to identify a configuration file within OS Build Plans.
Data type: Character string
The Name may not begin with a space or punctuation.
The Name cannot contain: <, >, &, newlines, tabs, slashes (/), or backslashes
(\).
The Name must be unique.
Default value: None
Required: Yes
Examples:
• Configure Windows 2008 Default Unattend.xml
• Configure ESXi 4.1 Default ks.cfg
• Configure Red Hat Default ks.cfg
Description Description: Use this text area to create a short, meaningful synopsis of this configuration
file.
Data type: Character string
The Description has a maximum length of 500 characters.
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