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

After you manually back up the CPE configuration in the Configuration Center, the created auto
backup plan task appears in the Backup Task List of the Backup Configuration page, from where
you can view the task status and related information. For more information, see “Backing up CPE
configurations.”
Restoring a CPE configuration to baseline
BIMS allows you to make a configuration file as baseline. With this function, you can restore the
current CPE configuration to baseline as needed. Basically, restoring a CPE configuration to baseline
involves creating a deployment task to deploy the baseline configuration file to the target CPE.
To restore CPE configuration to baseline:
1. Click Service > BIMS > Configuration Management > Configuration Center.
The Configuration Center page appears.
2. Select the check boxes of the CPEs where the configuration is to be restored.
3. Click Restore, and then click Restore Configuration To Baseline.
The Deploy Configuration page appears.
4. Configure the deployment strategy, related parameters, and task attributes. For more
information, see “Deploying CPE configurations.”
The task you create appears in the Deployment Task List, and the type of the task type is Restore
Configuration. For more information, see “Managing deployment tasks.”
Restoring CPE software to baseline
BIMS allows you to make a version of CPE software as baseline. With this function, you can restore
the current software to the baseline version as needed. Basically, restoring CPE software to baseline
involves creating a deployment task to deploy the baseline software to the target CPE.
To restore CPE software to baseline:
1. Click Service > BIMS > Configuration Management > Configuration Center.
The Configuration Center page appears.
2. Select the check boxes of the CPEs where software is to be restored.
3. Click Restore, and then click Restore Software To Baseline.
The Deploy Software page appears.
4. Configure the task attributes. For more information, see “Deploying CPE software.”
The task you create appears in the Deployment Task List, and the type of the task is Restore Software.
For more information, see “Managing deployment tasks.”
Managing CPE configurations
From the Configuration Center, you can navigate to the Configuration Management portal of each
CPE, and:
• Set CPE configuration attributes
• Manage the configuration backup history of the current CPE
• Manage the software deployment history of the current CPE
Setting CPE configuration attributes
To set CPE configuration attributes:
1. Click Service > BIMS > Configuration Management > Configuration Center.
The Configuration Center page appears.
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