The configuration page controls how UOWs are executed for
devices that resolve this RAD. These configurations only affect the
access type you are working on. Set up configuration information by
selecting the Configuration sub-tab from the
Resource Access Data dialog.
Before you begin
You must have followed the steps to display the Resource Access
dialog and then to select an access type from the Access
Types tab.
About this task
The following steps describe how to set up configuration
information.
Procedure
- Select the Configuration sub-tab
from the Resource Access Data dialog.
- The configuration-related fields display on the dialog.
Use the information in the following table to specify appropriate
values for these fields.
Option |
Description |
Native Compare
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This changes the algorithm Netcool Configuration
Manager uses
to calculate differences between two device configurations. The algorithm
is used both when processing UOWs and when displaying differences
to end-users. By default this option is not enabled, causing Netcool Configuration
Manager to
calculate differences using an internal tree produced as part of the
SmartModel. Enabling this option will cause Netcool Configuration
Manager to
perform a raw textural difference instead, and this can produce false
positives because a device configuration can change texturally without
changing semantically. For example, some Cisco devices have an embedded
pseudo-configuration setting that is related to clock time.
When a device is imported, if the RAD uses native compare, the difference is calculated in native
format. If a change is detected, then changes are analysed again using the SmartModel, and the
modeled version of the change is displayed to the user.
When a device is updated, the diffrence is calculated in native format. If no change is detected,
the update is applied. If a change is detected, the update is not applied, and changes are analysed
again using the SmartModel, and the modeled version of the change is displayed to the user.
There are two situations that may require you to enable
this option:
- The RAD is being used by a Standard Driver or a Custom Driver.
This situation always requires you to ensure the Native Compare option
is enabled.
- The device configuration is extremely large to the point where
the tree-based algorithm is infeasible.
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Reboot on Config Load
|
This enables the device to reboot after loading the new
config. This determines the behaviour when disaster recovery UOW,
or certain rollback options are selected.
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Allow Line by Line for Native Command Set
|
When enabled, this flag allows line by line mode to be
enabled when applying a native command set.
Line by line mode
checks the buffer for errors between each command submission and will
disable FTP processes.
|
Compare Device and ITNCM |
This compares the device's running configuration with what
is stored in the Netcool Configuration
Manager database.
If differences are found, they are reported and the change to the
device does not take place.
|
Multiple Config Compare |
This causes the running and stored configurations to be
retrieved and compared. If differences are found, they are reported
and the change to the device does not take place.
|
Disable Config Checks on Changes |
This in conjunction with System Properties options causes Netcool Configuration
Manager to
bypass any checks for differences in the running and stored configurations
as well as the device running config and the Netcool Configuration
Manager stored
config. |
Prewrite
|
This causes a copy of the running config to be copied to
the startup config prior to an import sync (or both, based on your
selection).
|
Report Diffs
|
This enables reporting of differences between the stored
and running configurations. The prewrite option, if enabled, is performed
after the retrieval of the configurations.
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Update on Change
|
This enables the update on changes of info, configuration
or both.
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Config Data Type
|
This lists the available config data types. For example,
CLI, BIN, CLIandBIN.
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- Click the Save icon, to save any
changes made.
What to do next
Make the appropriate selection according to the following
table:
Set up task |
Selection tab |
Set up scripts
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Select the Scripts tab.
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