Owner's Manual

File Server / File Management
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ProSafe Network Management Software NMS200
You can create labels when you back up a config file, or you can compare to the default
labels (Change Determination, Current, Compliant). If you select two configuration files in
the expanded portlet, you can also Compare Selected.
• Promote — Makes the selected config file available for mass deployment. This is a useful
way to
make a “pattern” configuration file to deploy to several devices.
• Backu
p / Restore — Back up the device (again) related to the selected file, or restore the
selected file.
• Archive — Save the selected file to disk, and option
ally delete it from this list.
• Im
port / Export — Export the selected config file to disk, or import it from disk.
• Delete — Removes the file from the NMS200 database without exporting it.
Tip: Y
ou can use the browser’s “Find” function (typically initiated with Ctrl+F)
to locate text within the view.
• Agi
ng Policy — Opens the Aging Policy selector. See Database Aging Policies (DAP) on
page 19 for more about these
.
• You can also import and export a selected config file.
Tip: Y
ou cannot select multiple lines in most summary portlets. This is the
one exception. You do not need to open Configuration Files Expanded to
select multiple lines.
Configuration Files Expanded
The Expanded portlet lets you filter the list of displa
yed configuration files, and displays the
File Type, Description, File Size
and whether the configuration file is Labeled in columns.
The Labeled column appears with green or red icons depending on whether the config file
has a label. When a label applies to a configuration, you cannot Delete or Archive it.
The Labels Using Config File snap-in displays all labels connected to the selected
configuration file, and the date on which that connection was made. The Reference Tree
displays the configuration file name, and lets you right-click it to access the available
operations it supports.
To see the most recent configuration files, see Top Configuration Backups on page 114.
Configuration File Editor
This editor lets you manually edit configuration files, and save them to the NMS200 database.
When you select a file in the Configuration Files portlet, and right-click to select
Edit, this
screen appears with the following features.
• Fin
d / Replace — Click the magnifying glass icon to open a text search feature. Notice
that you can check A/a to make your search case-sensitive, or RegEx to use regular
expressions to search.