Backing up and restoring configurations

You can back up and restore configurations of devices that are managed by an EMS.

About this task

Netcool Configuration Manager can send commands to an Element Management System (EMS) like Alcatel SAM 5620 to instruct the EMS to back up or restore the configuration of a device that it manages.

The commands are sent by using a SOAP call, which is configurable in RAD.

Device configurations are usually stored on the EMS, but this can be configured in the EMS.

To back up or restore a device configuration, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. To back up a configuration, right-click on a device and select Trigger Config Backup .
  2. To restore a configuration, right-click on a device and select Trigger Config Restore.