Network Configuration Backup

Introduction

Network configuration management takes backup of configuration for network devices. This makes it easier to recover from any device failures in the organization or to identify any configuration change that happens on the device. You can also get alerts whenever the device configuration changes.

Prerequisites

Create Credentials

Create credentials and assign devices for Network Configuration Backup.

1. Login to OpsRamp.

2. Click All Clients and select a client.

3. On the drop-down menu, click Setup.

4. On the left-hand side panel, in Account Management menu, click Clients.

5. Click on the client name in which the credentials should be stored. Client Details page appears.

6. Click Credentials tab, and then click Add.

7. Provide name and description for credential.

8. Select credential type Network Configuration Backup.

9. Provide username and configure the credential details:

   • Use Policy Mapping: Enables user to integrate a Password Manager application with the credential in order to control the access to a device.

   • Port: Provide Port number for HTTPS connection.

   • Transport Type: Enables user to determine the data transmission to OpsRamp – SSH or Telnet.

   • Enable Password: Provide the password required to run the Enable Command after logging in to the device.

10. Provide connection timeout and then click Save. Default connection timeout is 1000 milliseconds.

Create Job

Create a job for Network Configuration Backup.

Note: Select job type as Network Configuration Backup.

Supported Devices

See support matrix for supported devices for network configuration backup.

Supported Protocols

The OpsRamp Gateway using the following protocols to connect to the end devices

1. SSH 2.x and higher

2. Telnet

Core Concepts

Startup Configuration

Startup configuration files are used during system startup to configure the software.

Running Configuration

Running configuration files contain the current configuration of the software. The running configuration file and startup configuration may not always be the same. This may be the case when you want to change the configuration for a short period of time, you update the running configuration, however, you do not save the changes to the startup configuration file.

Compare Configuration

You can compare the changes or differences between two versions of a configuration.

1. Login to OpsRamp.

2. On the drop-down menu, click Infrastructure.

3. Select Network Devices and then select the device for which a Network Configuration Backup job is configured.

4. Click Configuration Backup Tab.

5. Select the type of configuration Startup Config or Running Config.

6. Select any two dates to compare the configuration between the dates and click Compare. You can view the difference between the two configurations between the selected dates.

Scenarios

A user wants to save every snapshot of configurations.

Every snapshot of configuration can be saved by selecting the option All Versions for the job type Network Backup Configuration while creating a job.

A user wants to save snapshot only when configurations change

Snapshot of configuration change can be saved by selecting the option Save Versions with changes only for the job type Network Backup Configuration while creating a job.

A user wants to compare two configuration snapshots

See compare configuration for comparing two configuration snapshots side-by-side.

A user wants to get alerts on configuration changes

User gets alerts when there is a change in configuration. Select Generate Alerts while creating a job to get the alerts on changes to the Startup configuration or on changes to the Running configuration.

A user wants to take a backup of a device when there is a configuration change trap(SNMP) generated on the device

Backup of device can be taken by selecting the option Backup Trigger for the job type Network Backup Configuration while creating a job.