Raritan EMX2-111, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface
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Enter the admin password, and click Restore.
6. Wait until the EMX device resets and the login page re-appears.
Note: On startup, the EMX performs all of its functions, including event
rules and logs, based on the new configuration you have copied instead
of the previous configuration prior to the device reset. For example, the
"Bulk configuration copied" event is logged only when the new
configuration file contains the "Bulk configuration copied" event rule.
The last configuration-copying record:
If you once copied any bulk configuration or device backup file to the EMX,
the last record similar to the following is displayed at the bottom of both
the Bulk Configuration and Backup/Restore pages.
Alternatives:
To use a different method to perform bulk configuration, refer to:

Bulk Configuration via SCP
(on page 422)

Bulk Configuration or Firmware Upgrade via DHCP/TFTP (on
page 442)

Configuration or Firmware Upgrade with a USB Drive (on page
430)
Device-Specific Settings NOT Included
The settings saved in the bulk configuration file include user and role
configurations, thresholds, event rules, security settings, date/time and
so on.
Note: Because the date and time settings are saved in the configuration
file, users should exercise caution when distributing the configuration
file to the EMX devices in a different time zone than the source device.
The bulk configuration file does NOT contain device-specific information,
including:

Device name

SNMP system name, contact and location

Network settings (IP address, gateway, netmask and so on)

Device logs

Names, states and values of environmental sensors and actuators

TLS certificate

Server monitoring entries

Asset strip names and rack unit names