Perle Systems SCS, STS manual System Administration Chapter, Managing Configuration Files

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Introduction

This chapter addresses the functions that the Admin user or a user with Admin Level privileges might do. This chapter uses the DeviceManager as the configuration method described in most administrative functions. As a general rule, administrative functions are accessed from the menu bar in the DeviceManager and under the Administration option in the WebManager’s navigation tree.

Managing Configuration Files

Saving Configuration Files

When you connect to the IOLAN using either DeviceManager or WebManager, the IOLAN’s active configuration file is loaded into the configurator. To save a backup of the configuration file locally, do the following:

zIn DeviceManager, select File, Save As from the menu bar. Notice that you can save the file as either a .dme or a .txt file. Either file format can be imported into the DeviceManager and downloaded to the IOLAN in the future. The .dme is a binary file and the .txt file is a text file that can be viewed in any text editor.

zIn WebManager, select under the Administration option, select Backup/Restore. Click the Backup button.

Downloading Configuration Files

You can download a configuration file to the IOLAN by doing the following:

zIn DeviceManager:

1.Connect to the IOLAN to retrieve the current configuration file.

2.Open the configuration file you want to download to the IOLAN by selecting File, Import Configuration from a File and then browsing to the configuration file. This will replace the retrieved configuration file.

3.Select Tools, Download Configuration to IOLAN or click the Download All Changes button.

4.Reboot the IOLAN.

zIn WebManager:

1.Under the Administration option, select Backup/Restore.

2.Browse to the configuration file that you want to download to the IOLAN.

3.Click the Restore button.

4.Reboot the IOLAN.

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