User`s guide

9030944 E10 Creating and Managing Configurations
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Why Create Configurations from Templates
To change a device specific configuration to a shared one, (1) select the
configuration, and (2) from the Options menu, select Move to Shared.
- Shared among devices of the same type
If you are in shared view when you create a configuration, the
configuration will be shared. Otherwise it will be device specific. To
change a shared configuration to a device specific one, (1) select the
configuration and from the Options menu, (2) select Move to Specific
Device.
• You can create configurations in two ways:
- With templates
- Without templates
Although the processes seem similar, you will need to create configurations in
both ways, depending on what operations you are going to perform with them.
Why Create Configurations from Templates
You must create configurations from templates for these reasons:
• To schedule automatic captures with the Scheduler.
• To capture the configuration of a Cisco host configuration.
• To make sure the configuration contains only those attribute/value pairs
that can be retrieved from the device. If ECM cannot capture an attribute
specified in the template, the attribute is not included in the
configuration.
Why Create Configurations without Templates
You create configurations manually (without templates) for these reasons:
• To create configurations quickly.
• To create configurations that may contain attributes that cannot be
retrieved from the device. ECM enters a default value for any attribute
that is not captured from the device.
• To create a configuration that includes a manually created Cisco host
configuration file.