Network Configuration Manager User Guide

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Network Configuration Manager User Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Network Configuration Manager Capabilities............................................................................................................11 Access Network Configuration Manager....................................................................................................................13 Key Terms...................................................................................................................................................................13 Types of Configurations..............................................................................................................................................15

Running Configuration ........................................................................................................................................15 Startup Configuration..........................................................................................................................................15 Configuration File................................................................................................................................................15 Supported Devices .....................................................................................................................................................16 Access the Device Certification Database ..................................................................................................................16 Device Families...........................................................................................................................................................18 How Network Configuration Manager Determines Device Families ..................................................................19 Cisco IOS Devices.................................................................................................................................................19 Cisco NX OS Devices ............................................................................................................................................20 Juniper JUNOS Devices........................................................................................................................................20 Extension Utility .........................................................................................................................................................21 Network Configuration Manager Prerequisites .........................................................................................................22 Communication Modes ..............................................................................................................................................22 SSH v2 Support....................................................................................................................................................23 Cisco Devices and SCP .........................................................................................................................................23 Unsolicited Notifications of Device Configuration Changes.......................................................................................23 Device Traps ........................................................................................................................................................24 Device MIB Objects .............................................................................................................................................24 Global Collections.......................................................................................................................................................25 Maintenance Mode....................................................................................................................................................25 Network Configuration Manager Report Packs .........................................................................................................25

Chapter 2: Network Configuration Manager Configurations

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Configure Network Configuration Manager...............................................................................................................27 Perform General Configuration...........................................................................................................................27 Select Configuration History Settings..................................................................................................................28 Select Configuration Change Alert Settings ........................................................................................................29 Approval Workflows............................................................................................................................................31 Configure a TFTP Server ......................................................................................................................................33 Configure an FTP Server ......................................................................................................................................38 Considerations When Using Remote TFTP or FTP Servers..................................................................................39

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Specify TFTP or FTP Server for a Single Device ...................................................................................................40 Select Settings for Device Configuration Export .................................................................................................41 Configure a Device Family ..........................................................................................................................................42 Configure Device Family General Settings ..........................................................................................................43 Configure Device Family Communication Mode.................................................................................................43 Configure Device Family Masks ..........................................................................................................................44 Configure Notification Trap Settings...................................................................................................................46 Configure a Single Device to Override Device Family Settings...................................................................................48 Access Network Configuration Manager Settings on a Single Device.................................................................49 Enable or Disable Network Configuration Manager on a Single Device .............................................................49 Configure Unsolicited Device Configuration Captures on a Single Device..........................................................49 Specify Configuration Change Alert Settings on a Single Device ........................................................................50 Configure Communication Mode on a Single Device..........................................................................................51 Configure a Mask on a Single Device ..................................................................................................................52 Network Configuration Manager Extension Utility ....................................................................................................54 Supported Operations.........................................................................................................................................54 Create a Custom Device Family...........................................................................................................................55 Place a Device in a Device Family........................................................................................................................56 Extension Utility Script Configuration .................................................................................................................57 Perl Modules .......................................................................................................................................................62 Import and Export Scripts ...................................................................................................................................67 Maintaining a Script Backup and History ............................................................................................................69 Customized Traps................................................................................................................................................70

Chapter 3: Global Synchronization Task

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About Global Synchronization....................................................................................................................................71 About Enterasys/Riverstone SSR Devices ...........................................................................................................72

Configure Global Synchronization..............................................................................................................................72 Schedule Global Synchronization ...............................................................................................................................73 Run an On-Demand Global Sync Task ........................................................................................................................74 View Configuration History for a Single Device..........................................................................................................74 Compare Any Two Configurations..............................................................................................................................76 Specify a Reference Configuration .............................................................................................................................77 Configuration Alarms .................................................................................................................................................78

View Reference and Running Configuration Differences....................................................................................78 View Startup and Running Configuration............................................................................................................79 View Global Sync Task Results ...................................................................................................................................79 Network Configuration Manager Reports from Report Manager..............................................................................80 Report Manager Options ....................................................................................................................................80 Generate Network Configuration Management Reports with Report Manager ................................................81

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Chapter 4: Network Configuration Manager Device-Level Tasks

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Manually Capture Configurations ..............................................................................................................................85 Manually Upload Configurations to a Single Device ..................................................................................................85

Approval Not Required .......................................................................................................................................86 Upload Configurations to a Single Device (Approval Required)..........................................................................88

Chapter 5: Network Configuration Manager Bulk Tasks

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Create Upload Task ....................................................................................................................................................91 Determine How an Enterasys/Riverstone SSR Device Responds to an Upload Task ..........................................93

Create Sync Task.........................................................................................................................................................94 Create a Save to Startup Task ....................................................................................................................................95

Chapter 6: Firmware Upload

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About Firmware Upload .............................................................................................................................................97 Privileges ....................................................................................................................................................................98 Configure Device Firmware Transfer Settings............................................................................................................98 Display Cisco Flash Partition Information...................................................................................................................99 Create Load Firmware Task ......................................................................................................................................100 Create Reload Task...................................................................................................................................................103 Create Cancel Reload Task .......................................................................................................................................105 Load Device Firmware Script....................................................................................................................................106

Chapter 7: Managing Tasks

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Associating Tasks with Global Collections................................................................................................................107 Associate a New Task ........................................................................................................................................107 Associate an Existing Task .................................................................................................................................108

Scheduling Bulk Tasks...............................................................................................................................................109 Reusable Tasks ..................................................................................................................................................109 Schedule a Task .................................................................................................................................................110

Starting and Stopping Tasks .....................................................................................................................................112 Start a Task........................................................................................................................................................112 Stop a Task ........................................................................................................................................................112 Resume a Task...................................................................................................................................................113 Delete a Task .....................................................................................................................................................113

Viewing Task Information ........................................................................................................................................113 View Task Results in Real Time .........................................................................................................................114 View Critical Statistics on All Bulk Tasks............................................................................................................114 View Detailed Statistics for a Bulk Task ............................................................................................................114

Task State and Status Values....................................................................................................................................115

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Task State ..........................................................................................................................................................115 Task Status ........................................................................................................................................................116

Chapter 8: Network Configuration Manager Policies

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About Network Configuration Manager Policies .....................................................................................................117 Single Line Policies ............................................................................................................................................118 Multi-line Block Policies ....................................................................................................................................118

Create a Policy..........................................................................................................................................................119 Policy Criteria ....................................................................................................................................................121 Recommended Upload for Corrective Action ...................................................................................................129 View Violations..................................................................................................................................................131

Repair Non-Compliant Devices ................................................................................................................................137 Repair Non-Compliant Devices from the Policy Table ......................................................................................137 Repair Non-Compliant Devices from a Policy Violation Alarm .........................................................................138

Manage Policies .......................................................................................................................................................138 Edit Policies .......................................................................................................................................................138 Enable and Disable Policies ...............................................................................................................................139 Apply Policies to Global Collections ..................................................................................................................140 Delete Policies...................................................................................................................................................140

View Policy Information ...........................................................................................................................................141 View Policy Details ............................................................................................................................................141 View Critical Statistics for All Policies................................................................................................................141 View Critical Statistics for All Policies Applied to a Single Device .....................................................................142 View Critical Statistics for Policies Applied to a Global Collection ....................................................................142

Multi-line Block Policy Example ...............................................................................................................................142 Scenario ............................................................................................................................................................. 143 Getting Started..................................................................................................................................................143 Defining the Policy ............................................................................................................................................145 Saving and Testing the Policy ............................................................................................................................150 Monitoring Violations .......................................................................................................................................154

Appendix A: Supported Devices

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Cisco Supported Devices ..........................................................................................................................................157 Cisco CAT Supported Devices ...................................................................................................................................184 Cisco NX OS Supported Devices ...............................................................................................................................186 Enterasys Supported Devices ...................................................................................................................................187 Enterasys/Riverstone SSR Supported Devices..........................................................................................................190 Extreme Supported Devices .....................................................................................................................................192 Foundry Supported Devices .....................................................................................................................................196 Juniper Supported Devices.......................................................................................................................................206 Lancom Supported Devices ......................................................................................................................................207

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