Quick Reference Guide
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Backup Config Files
—This lets you back up discovered devices’ configuration files. Before you
can use this feature, you must have servers configured as described in File Servers on page
221. See also File Management on page 223 of the
User Guide
.
OS Image Upload
—Upload firmware updates for devices. See Firmware Image Editor on page
235 of the
User Guide
for more about these capabilities.
Deploy OS Image
—This deploys firmware updates. To deploy images, you must have File Servers
configured, as described above for Backup. See Deploy Firmware on page 238 of the
User
Guide
.
License Management
—This lets you see, update and manage the licensed capabilities of Dell
OpenManage Network Manager. See License Viewer on page 63 of the
User Guide
for details.
Configuration Management
Dell OpenManage Network Manager lets you manage device configurations. Before you begin that
management, you must first configure an Configure an FTP/TFTP Server to get or send such
configurations from / to devices. After configuring the Configure an FTP/TFTP Server, you can do
Do Configuration File Backup / Restore described below.
Configure an FTP/TFTP Server
Follow these steps to configure a server:
1
Click either the Common Setup Tasks portlet’s Netrestore File Servers link, or right click and
select
New
in the File Servers portlet.
2
After entering all required details click
Save
to save new file server.
3
Optionally click
Tes t
to validate the new file server is working.
Do Configuration File Backup / Restore
Provided you have permissions, you can backup configuration file(s) for a single device or group of
devices, either on demand or as scheduled. Follow these steps:
1
In the default Dell OpenManage Network Manager screen layout, go to the Configuration
Management > Summary page.
2
In the Managed Resources portlet, select (click on) a Managed Resource of interest.
3
Right-click on selected resource in the Managed Resources portlet, and then click
File
Management > Restore
or
Backup
. See File Management on page 223 of the
Synergy User
Guide
for more details.
4
Enter the information needed to create the backup or restoration.
5
Optionally click
Add Schedule
to schedule the backup task. See Schedules on page 95 of the
Synergy User Guide
for details.
6
Click
Execute
to immediately do backup or
Save
to save the configured backup to run later.