3Com OfficeConnect WX1200, Reference Manual

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58 C
HAPTER
4: W
ORKING WITH
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ETWORK
P
LANS
3Com recommends that you regularly back up the config-db directory so
that you have additional copies of your network plans.
(In addition to this section, see “Managing Network Plans” on page 506.)
If the plan has unsaved changes and 3WXM Services becomes
unavailable before the changes are saved, 3WXM client buffers the
changes until 3WXM Services becomes available again. However, for the
changes to be buffered, you must leave your 3WXM client session open
and leave the network plan open.
Saving a Network Plan with a New Name
You can save a network plan with a new name by using the Save As
feature.
To save a network plan with a new name:
1 In the main 3WXM window, select File > Save As . The Save As Network
Plan wizard appears.
2 In Specify Plan Name, type a new network plan name.
Optionally, you can select an existing network plan name to replace it.
3 Click Next . You see the status of the save process.
4 Click Finish .
Opening a Network
Plan
Network plans reside on a host running 3WXM Services. You can open
an existing network plan by connecting to the 3WXM Services host
where the plan resides, selecting
File > Switch Network Plan , then
specifying the plan’s name in the dialog. The network plan is then
opened in the 3WXM main window.
You can open a network plan created in a previous version of 3WXM
with a later version of 3WXM. For example, if you created a network plan
in 3WXM Version 4.0, you can open the plan in 3WXM Version 4.1.
However, because a network plan created in 3WXM Version 4.0
manages WX switches running MSS Version 4.0, you cannot use new
features available in MSS Version 4.1 unless you upgrade the WX
switches to MSS Version 4.1. (To upgrade WX switches, see “Distributing
System Images” on page 356.)