73UPS Network Management Card 2 User’s Guide
How to Export Configuration Settings

Retrieving and Exporting the .ini File

Summary of the procedure

An Administrator can retrieve the .ini file of a UPS Network Management Card 2 (NMC) and export it to
another NMC or to multiple NMCs.
1. Configure an NMC to have the settings you want to export.
2. Retrieve the .ini file from that NMC.
3. Customize the file to change at least the TCP/IP settings.
4. Use a file transfer protocol supported by the NMC to transfer a copy to one or more other NMCs. For a
transfer to multiple NMCs, use an FTP or SCP script or the .ini file utility.
Each receiving NMC uses the file to reconfigure its own settings and then deletes it.

Contents of the .ini file

The config.ini file you retrieve from an NMC contains the following:
section headings and keywords (only those supported for the device from which you retrieve the file):
Section headings are category names enclosed in brackets ([ ]). Keywor ds, under each section heading,
are labels describing specific NMC settings. Each keyword is followed by an equals sign and a value
(either the default or a configured value).
• The Override keyword: With its default value, this keyword prevents the exporting of one or more
keywords and their device-specific values. For example, in the [NetworkTCP/IP] section, the default
value for Override (the MAC address of the NMC) blocks the exporting of values for the SystemIP,
SubnetMask, DefaultGateway, and BootMode.

Detailed procedures

Retrieving. To set up and retrieve an .ini file to export:
1. If possible, use the interface of an NMC to configure it with the settings to export. Directly editing the
.ini file risks introducing errors.
2. To use FTP to retrieve config.ini from the configured NMC:
a. Open a connection to the NMC, using its IP address:
ftp> open ip_address
b. Log on using the Administrator user name and password.
c. Retrieve the config.ini file containing the NMC’s settings:
ftp> get config.ini
The file is written to the folder from which you launched FTP.
To retrieve configuration settings from mult i ple NMCs an d ex port them to other NMCs, see Release
Notes: ini File Utility, version 1.0, available on the Network Management Card Utility CD and at
www.apc.com.
Customizing. You must customize the file before you export it.
1. Use a text editor to customize the file.