Avocent SPC420 manual Saving a managed appliance configuration

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7.Click Next. The Completed Successful window will open.

8.Click Finish. The Unit Overview window will open.

Saving a managed appliance configuration

You may save the configuration of a KVM switch or serial console appliance to a file. The configuration file will contain information about the managed appliance, including the following:

•Global settings

•Port settings

•SNMP trap settings

•SNMP manager settings

•The names of connected target devices

For information on restoring a configuration file, see Restoring a managed appliance configuration on page 316.

To save a managed appliance configuration to a file:

1.In the Unit Overview window, click the Save Configuration icon or link. The Save Appliance Configuration Wizard will appear.

2.Type a description of the configuration that will be saved and may be used if you wish to restore the configuration at a later time, and then click Next.

3.The Completed Successful window will open.

4.Click Finish. The Unit Overview window will open.

Restoring a managed appliance configuration

You may restore the configuration of a KVM switch or serial console appliance. To restore the configuration, a previously-saved configuration file must exist. See Saving a managed appliance configuration on page 316.

Appliance configuration files are stored in the DSView 3 server appliance files repository. You may display the available configuration files by clicking the System tab, clicking Appliance Files in the top navigation bar and clicking Configuration in the side navigation bar.

To restore a managed appliance configuration:

1.In the Unit Overview window, click the Restore Configuration icon or link. The Restore Appliance Configuration Wizard will appear.

2.Click the radio button to the left of the file containing the configuration you wish to restore, and then click Next.

3.The Completed Successful window will open.

4.Click Finish. The Unit Overview window will open.

5.Reboot the managed appliance to enable the restored configuration. See Rebooting on page 313.