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Cisco Prime Network 4.0 User Guide
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Chapter 4 Device Configurations and Software Images
Device Configurations
• Cisco Nexus series devices: Startup and running configurations for all VDCs configured in the
device.
• Cisco 7600 series devices with an ACE card: Startup and running configurations of the ACE card.
• Cisco ASR 5000 series devices: Boot configuration file (Prime Network always overwrites the
existing boot configuration in the archive)
Automatic Backups and Manual Backups
Table 4-2 describes the methods you can use to back up configuration files to the archive. None of these
methods are enabled by default. Choose the method that is appropriate to your network and how often
changes are made to it. For more information, see Configuration Management Setup Tasks, page 4-5.
Note While scheduling automatic backup operations, you might be prompted to enter your device
access credentials. The device credentials are taken from the Configuration Settings. This option
is enabled if, from the Prime Network Administration > Global Settings > Security Settings
> User Account Settings > Execution of Configuration Operations, you checked the option
Ask for user credentials when running configuration operations. This is an enhanced
security measure restrict access to devices.
Table 4-2 Methods for Archiving Configuration Files
Method Description
Initial Sync Activates CM to perform an initial synchronization of the CM archive files with the configurations that are
running on the network devices. If this setting is enabled, whenever the Prime Network gateway is restarted,
CM performs this synchronization. This behavior is controlled by the Enable Initial Config sync up setting on
the Configuration Management Settings page. See Change Image Management Global Settings, page 4-66.
Manual A user-driven backup that is controlled from the Configurations > Backup page. Performing a backup from
the Backup page overrides all other archive settings. You can schedule the file backup to occur immediately
or according to a schedule.
Note Any backups scheduled using this method are completely independent of any schedules for ongoing
archiving. However, users can only back up devices that are within their scope, and if they have a
sufficient device scope-based role.
See Manually Backing Up Configuration Files, page 4-20.