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- NSM Device Configuration Management Task Summary
Pulling or Pushing Configuration Updates
The IDP device configuration stored in NSM is not an active configuration. The active configuration is the one running on the IDP device. In some cases, the two configurations can be out of sync. To synchronize them, you can pull the running configuration from the IDP device into NSM or push the NSM device configuration onto the IDP device.
Table 1 describes the cases when you pull and the cases where you push.
Table 1: Pulling and Pushing Configuration Updates
Pull a Configuration | Push a Configuration |
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To import the IDP device configuration:
- In the NSM Device Manager, right-click the device and select Import Device.
- Select the Run Delta Config check box.
A delta configuration summary displays the differences between the current IDP device configuration and the running configuration (on the IDP device).
- Click OK.
To push an update from the NSM Device Manager to an IDP device:
- In the NSM Device Manager, right-click the device you want to push the update to and select Update Device to display the Update Device dialog box.
- Set update job options as described in Table 2.
- Click OK.
Table 2: Device Update Job Options
Option | Description |
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Update When Device Connects | If the IDP device is not currently connected to NSM, then NSM queues the update so that the update happens when the IDP device reconnects to NSM. |
Restart IDP Profiler After Device Update | Restarts the Profiler after the update. |
Update IDP Rulebase Only | Updates only the IDP rulebase. Select this option if you are updating only the IDP rulebase or attack objects. |
Don’t Show This Dialog | Does not display this dialog box in the future. |
