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Cisco Prime Network 4.0 User Guide
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Chapter 4 Device Configurations and Software Images
Global Settings and Administration
Enable Initial Config
Syncup
Allows CM to fetch the configuration files from the network devices and archive it whenever a new
device is added to Prime Network. If this setting is enabled:
• CM performs the configuration file fetch operation whenever the Prime Network gateway is
restarted.
• The Disable Initial Config Syncup on Restart check box is enabled by default to prevent network
device performance issues on subsequent Prime Network gateway restarts.
To preserve this setting such that CM fetches the configuration files from network devices on Prime
Network gateway restarts, you must uncheck the Disable Initial Config Syncup on Restart check box
after enabling the Enable Initial Config Syncup option.
Note The “sync up” described here pertains to making sure the archive correctly reflects the
network device configurations. This is different from the CM Synchronize operation, where
devices are checked to make sure their running and startup configurations are the same.
This “sync up” is required in order for Prime Network to populate the Configuration Sync Status
dashlet (on the dashboard).
Disable Initial Config
Syncup on Restart
Check the check box to set Enable Initial Config Syncup to its default
setting (not enabled) if Prime Network restarts.
Enable
Event-Triggered
Config Archive
Detect ongoing configuration changes by monitoring device configuration change notifications. This
setting also controls whether Prime Network populates the Configuration Changes in the Last Week
and the Most Recent Configuration Changes dashlets (on the dashboard).
Use this method if you consider every configuration file change to be significant. When a notification
is received, CM backs up the new running configuration file to the archive using one of the following
methods.
Note If you are using event-triggered archiving, you should also make sure that exclude commands
are properly configured. Exclude commands are commands that Prime Network ignores
when comparing configurations, and they are controlled from the Settings page. Using this
mechanism eliminates unnecessary file backups to the archive.
Sync archive on each
configuration change
Upon receiving a change notification from a device, immediately
backs up the device configuration file to the archive.
Sync archives with changed
configurations every ___
hours and ___ minutes
Upon receiving a change notification from a device, queue the
changes and backs up the device configuration files according to the
specified schedule.
Table 4-8 Configuration Archive Global Settings (continued)
Field Description