HP Intelligent Management Center v5.2 Branch Intelligent Management System Administrator Guide

Deploying configurations and software using the Deployment Guide
The Deployment Guide is a wizard that helps you deploy configuration files (segments) and software
to the CPEs. BIMS provides the following two methods for deploying CPE configuration templates
and software:
• Manual deployment—Enables you to create a deployment task for the CPEs that are actually
managed by BIMS.
• Automatic deployment—Enables you to create an automatic deployment task for the specified
virtual CPEs. The automatic deployment can only be performed on a virtual CPE. In this
scenario, when the specified virtual CPE accesses BIMS for the first time, BIMS authenticates
the CPE, and deploys the specified configurations or software to the CPE right after it passes
the authentication. For more information, see “Adding a CPE.”
Deploying CPE configuration or software in the Deployment Guide generates a deployment task.
BIMS performs the deployment tasks according to the task attributes you set. You can view the
deployment results in the Deployment Task List. For more information, see “Managing deployment
tasks.”
NOTE: Only operators who have system administrators or network maintenance access can
create deployment tasks.
Deploying CPE configurations
This function enables you to use a configuration template to deploy configurations to the CPEs
managed by BIMS. The deployment strategies include:
• Startup configuration—When a configuration template is deployed as startup configuration
on the target CPE, the old startup configuration file is replaced by the contents of the new
deployed template. In this scenario, the target CPE shuts down, and then starts up with the
new startup configuration file.
NOTE: Only configuration templates of File type can be deployed as startup configuration.
• Running configuration—When a configuration template is deployed as running configuration
on a CPE, the CPE applies the contents of the new deployed template directly without restarting.
The contents of the configuration template is added to the current running configuration file
to generate a new running configuration file.
NOTE: The configuration templates of both types, File and Segment, can be deployed as running
configuration. For more information, see “Creating a configuration template.”
To deploy CPE configurations:
1. Click Service > BIMS > Configuration Management > Deployment Guide.
The Deployment Guide page appears.
2. Click the Deploy Configuration icon .
BIMS generates a task for your deployment.
3. Select the configuration template to be deployed. Set the following task attributes:
• Folder—Select the folder that contains the configuration template you want to deploy.
• File Name—Select the configuration template to be deployed.
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