HP Network Direr Software Products manual For more information, see Bulk Configuration on

44CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED

Bulk Configuration The Bulk Configuration feature allows you to change the software configuration of multiple devices in a single operation. The settings that you wish to administer can be defined by creating a configuration template to be applied to the devices during a configuration operation. The devices or ports to which the configuration is being applied can be specified by creating a device or port selection. You can save templates and device or port selections to disk for later use, allowing flexible and fast bulk configuration of your network.

For more information, see “Bulk Configuration” on page 577.

Backup, Restore and The Backup facility allows you to store the configuration of your devices. Setup You can back up large numbers of devices and 3Com Network Director

will store them on your computer. The Restore facility allows you to select which configuration to restore to your device. You must have previously saved this configuration for the device. If you have a number of devices with similar settings, you can use the Setup Wizard to deploy selected setup configurations to those 3Com devices.

For more information, see “Backing Up Device Configurations” on page 777.

Agent Update Agent Update allows you to update software on your 3Com devices if you have a valid support contract. Agent Update also works in conjunction with 3Com Network Director’s scheduling facility so that you can schedule the updates to take place overnight and minimize the impact on the network and, therefore, your users.

For more information, see “Upgrading Device Software” on page 663.

Traffic Prioritization Many 3Com devices have traffic prioritization (or quality of service) features. 3Com Network Director provides the Prioritize Network Traffic Wizard to simplify the configuration of these devices. Using the wizard, you can choose to prioritize or block specific servers or traffic types. To provide an end-to-end quality of service, your configuration can be applied to all supported 3Com devices.

For more information, see “Prioritizing Network Traffic” on page 623.