Avocent AV Works, Installer/User Manual

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NOTE: The file is encrypted during the save process, and you will be prompted to create a password when you
save the database. You will need to enter this password when you restore the file.
To save a configuration from an appliance to a file:
1. Click the Tools tab in the CCM AMP.
2. Click the Save Appliance Configuration button. The Save Appliance Configuration dialog
box appears.
3. Click Browse and navigate to a location to save the configuration file. The location appears in
the Save To field.
4. Click Save . The Enter Password dialog box appears.
5. Enter a password in the Password field, then repeat the password in the Verify Password field.
This password will be requested when you restore this database to an appliance. Click OK .
6. The appliance configuration database file is read from the appliance and saved to a location.
Progress messages are displayed. When the save is complete, a confirmation message is dis-
played. Click
OK to return to the Tools panel.
Restoring an appliance configuration database
The Restore Appliance Configuration tool restores a previously-saved appliance configuration
database from the system running AVWorks software to the appliance. The database file may be
restored to either the appliance from which it was saved or to another appliance of the same type.
This eliminates the need to manually configure a new appliance.
To restore a configuration file to an appliance:
1. Click the Tools tab in the CCM AMP.
2. Click the Restore Appliance Configuration button. The Restore Appliance Configuration File
dialog box appears.
3. Click Browse and navigate to the location where you stored the saved configuration file. The
filename and location appears in the File name field.
4. Click Restore . The Enter Password dialog box appears.
5. Enter the password you created when the configuration database was saved, then re-enter the
password in the Verify Password field. Click OK .
6. The configuration file is written to the appliance. Progress messages are displayed. When the
restore is complete, a confirmation message is displayed. Click OK to return to the Tools panel.
Managing an Appliance User Database
All user accounts and access rights assignments are stored in a database. (Configuration
information is stored in a configuration database; see
Managing an Appliance Configuration
Database on page 98 for more information.)