Archiving a Configuration File

To archive a configuration file, follow these steps:

1. In the JUNOScope main window, click Configuration > Repository > Archive. The Archive—Select device and time dialog box appears.
2. Select the Group or Select Device(s) option button.
3. Select the group or devices that you want from the Group or Select Device(s) drop-down list box. Shift+click to select multiple devices from the Select Device(s) drop-down list box.
4. In the Comment text box, type an optional descriptive comment about the archive that you want to perform.
5. Select when you want the archive to occur by clicking the appropriate option button:
   • Now—(Default) Performs an archive immediately after you confirm it.
   • Select Schedule—Performs an archive at the scheduled time interval.
   • Select to save the archive operation to run at a later time. Click Save Operation as, then type an operation name in the text box.
6. Click Next. The Archive—Confirm selections dialog box appears. If you have selected a BXOS device or a group that contains BXOS devices, go to step item, else go to step item.
7. If you have selected a BXOS device or a group that contains BXOS devices, choose one of the following options from the Confirm Selections dialog box.

   Note: BXOS configuration is archived in xml format.

   • Archive Startup Configuration—Choose this option if you want to archive the startup configuration on the BXOS device. By default, JUNOScope archives the startup configuration for BXOS devices.
   • Archive Running Configuration—Choose this option if you want to archive the running configuration on the BXOS device.

     Note: If you choose to archive a running configuration that is the same as the startup configuration archived on the JUNOScope server or vice versa, JUNOScope does not create a new version of the archived configuration when there is no difference between the archived configuration and the one submitted for archiving. The Comment field for the archived configuration indicates whether the archived configuration is a running configuration or startup configuration.

8. Confirm that the archive options that you selected are correct.
9. Click Finish to confirm the archive.
   • If you selected Now in Step item, archiving occurs immediately and the Archive—Wait for operation to complete dialog box appears.
   • If you selected to save the archive operation, you return to the Configuration > Repository menu. To view the saved operation, click Settings > Saved Operations.
   • If you selected a schedule, archiving occurs when the operation is scheduled to be run.

     When the archive process is complete, the Archive—View operation status dialog box appears.

     

     The Archive—View operation status dialog box lists the archive operation by device name, status, start time, last update time, and status message. The Archive operation status can be successful, failed, writing, pending, connecting, or working.

10. Click OK.

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