14: Maintenance
EMG™ Edge Management Gateway User Guide
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Load Firmware Via Options
Note:
Prior to firmware update, the current configuration is saved to the Local Disk
location with the name "before_MMDDYY_HHMM".
Configuration Management
HTTPS
Click
Upload File
to update the EMG firmware.
NFS Mounted Dir
Select the NFS mounted directory from the drop-down menu.
USB Port
Click to select USB port.
FTP/SFTP/TFTP
Server
The IP address or host name of the server used for obtaining updates and saving
or restoring configurations. May have up to 64 alphanumeric characters; may
include hyphens and underscores.
Path
The default path on the server for obtaining firmware update files and getting and
putting configuration save files.
Login
The userid for accessing the FTP server. May be blank.
Password /
Retype Password
The FTP user password.
Configuration
Management
From the option list, select one of the following:
No Save/Restore:
Does not save or restore a configuration.
Save Configuration:
Saves all settings to file, which can be backed up to a
location that is not on the EMG. If
Tarball Format
is checked, the
configuration will be saved in the old (insecure) compressed tar file format,
instead of the password protected zip file format.
Restore Factory Defaults:
Restores factory defaults. If you select this
option, the EMG unit reboots after you apply the update.
Restore Saved Configuration:
Returns the EMG settings to a previously
saved configuration. If you select this option, the EMG reboots after you
apply the update.
Save with Config or
Preserve with Restore
Select the
SSH Keys
checkbox to save any imported or exported SSH keys.
Select the
SSL Certificate
checkbox to save an imported certificate.
Select the
Scripts
checkbox to save any interface or batch scripts. Disabled
by default.
Preserve Configuration
after Restore
Allows the user to keep a subset of the current configuration after restoring a
configuration or resetting to factory defaults.
Select the checkbox for each part of the current configuration you want to keep,
for example, Networking, Services, or Device Ports.
Configuration Name to
Save to or Restore From
If you selected to save or restore a configuration, enter a name for the
configuration file (up to 12 characters).