HP Network Direr Software Products manual Loading and Saving Device and Port Selections

588CHAPTER 14: BULK CONFIGURATION

3Com Network Director uses the information in the current map to determine the type of ports. Consequently, if the network has changed since it was last discovered, the ports selected using the Add Ports by Type dialog box may not be completely accurate.

For port selections only, a summary of the ports selected on any given device will be displayed to the right of the device’s label. The summary will be one of all ports selected, various ports selected, or no ports selected, as appropriate.

Loading and Saving Device and Port Selections

To save a device or port selection from the Selection Editor dialog box use the Save As… button. Use the file chooser dialog box to find the location in which to store the selection and then enter a name for the new file.

To load a previously saved selection from the Selection Editor dialog box use the Open… button. Use the file chooser dialog to locate the device or port selection to open.

Saved selections are independent of both the map and the configuration templates, and can therefore be reused in conjunction with different map files and different configuration templates.

However, if a selection is loaded that contains a device that is not present in the current map then the missing device will be highlighted when the selection is viewed in the Selection Editor dialog box. However, if a configuration operation is performed on a selection that contains missing devices the missing devices will be ignored by the configuration operation.

3Com Network Director matches devices in a loaded selection with the corresponding devices in the map using a physical identifier based on the hardware addresses of the device. The physical identification of a device made up of more than one unit is unique to that combination of units. If the units belonging to a device that is a member of a selection, are replaced or re-arranged 3Com Network Director may no longer be able to match the selection with its representation in the map.