> - Downloads
> - Overview of Files to Test Network Publisher
> - Related Topics
> - Overview of the Network Publisher
> - Configuring Information to Test the Network Publisher
> - Reviewing the Information Collected from a JUNOS Routing Platform

> ## Overview of Files to Test Network Publisher

> You can configure the network publisher to use files to test a configuration or to troubleshoot network publisher operation.

> Network publisher supports the following types of files:

> - Input files—Use to test a configuration before routes to the NIC are available or before VPNs are configured. You can also use input files to set up a test configuration for demonstration purposes.
> - Output files—Use to view the information collected from the router to see whether the network publisher is collecting the information you expect.

> You must enable the network publisher to use files. Although you can specify a directory location for these files at the advanced editing level, we recommend that you use the default filenames:

> - Input file—`/opt/UMC/nic/var/sample/junos/rt/router—name_1..xml`
> - Output file for a specific router—`/opt/UMC/nic/var/junos/rt/router—name_1..xml`

> #### Published: 2009-09-15

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