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What is Configuration Management?
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Introduction
Configuration management
Configuration monitoring
Firmware update management
Permissions and access
Licensing
Remote and transport protocols
Configuration administration and configuration tasks
RESTful API
Introduction:
The Entuity Configuration Management module adds configuration management, configuration
monitoring and firmware update management functions to Entuity.
Configuration management:
Section: Configuration management tasks and scripts
Configuration management allows you to configure devices and ports on your network by running scripts
on those target devices, if the appropriate CLI credential sets have been established. Configuration
Management requires a valid license and is activated through configure.
It uses a combination of the Entuity information database, an Expect API and Groovy scripts to enable
you to specify configuration tasks, for example to set a port to "admin down", or change a device
community string.
Configuration monitoring:
Section: Configuration monitoring
Through configuration monitoring, you can undertake the following:
retrieve and archive device configuration files, automating the process of backing up start up and
running configurations.
alert to changes in device configuration files.
alert to changes to firmware versions and the automatic retrieval of device configuration.
warn of unsaved changes in device configuration files.
enable detailed comparison of device configuration files.
identify trivial changes in device configuration files to be excluded when identifying differences between
files.
check device configuration files for best practice.
access devices using Telnet and SSH.
transport device configurations using FTP, TFTP, SCP and RCP protocols.
integrate with Entuity's permissions system.
track configuration performance through the Entuity UI.
integrate with Entuity reports.
view archived configuration files.
manage device configuration from the command line and through the Entuity RESTful API.
You can monitor configuration (e.g. backups or changes) through configuration events and incidents, the
Configuration Monitor dashboard, and configuration monitor reports. You can also edit configuration
monitor settings.
Firmware update management functionality:
Section: Firmware update management
Entuity enables you to update, upload and backup firmware images across Cisco IOS network devices.
Permissions and access:
To use configuration management and monitoring, and firmware update management, you must either
be an Administrator or have the following tool permissions:
Configuration Management Administration - access to configuration management functionality.
Configuration Monitor Administration - access to editing configuration monitor settings, and annotating
and favoriting device configurations. This allows you to:
list of devices to monitor.
frequency of monitoring.
number of files to archive.
matching patterns and policy patterns.
A user with this permission also automatically has access to the functionality enabled by the
Configuration Monitor View Config, Configuration Monitor Check Config, and Configuration Monitor
Download Config permissions (see below).
Retrieved configuration details are associated with their device, so access permissions are granted based
on that View membership.
Current and archived files are saved to the Entuity server. Access to folders outside of Entuity are
controlled by the operating system permissions.
Note, if you are using Entuity v19.0 P03 and earlier, this allows you access to all configuration monitor
functionality.
Configuration Monitor View Config - access to viewing and comparing configuration file changes for a
device.
Configuration Monitor Check Config - access to checking and retrieving configuration files for a device.
Configuration Monitor Download Config - access to downloading either the running or startup
configuration for a device.
Configuration Management Firmware - access to adding firmware to repository, starting and stopping
firmware updates, and editing firmware update schedules.
[There is also the Hide Configuration Tasks context menu permission - this enables you to hide the top-
level 'Configuration Management' option from the context menu. This is useful if you have not enabled
any other configuration management permissions for the user group, which would result in the
'Configuration Management' context menu option opening to an empty list.]
Licensing:
Configuration Management functionality is licensed as per the Entuity license model, and is enabled on a
per-device basis. For further help and information on licensing in Entuity, please see this article.
Remote and transport protocols:
Entuity can use Telnet and Secure Shell (SSHv1 and SSHv2) to access devices for monitoring their
configuration. All required executables are included in the package and preinstalled in the appropriate
location. No additional installation steps are required to use either Telnet or SSH.
Entuity can use FTP, TFTP, SCP and RCP servers for the retrieval of configuration files. For configuration
retireval to work, the specified transfer server type must be running on the Entuity server.
Configuration administration and configuration tasks:
Configuration administration is managed through the Configuration Management page. This is accessible
by clicking Main Menu > Administration > Configuration Management.
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Entuity uses a combination of the Entuity information database, an Expect API and Groovy scripts to
allow you to specify configuration tasks. A configuration task contains all the instructions required to
complete the designated configuration management or monitor task. For further help and information
on configuration management tasks, please see this article.
RESTful API:
Please see this article for further help and information on configuration management using Entuity
RESTful API.
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Applicable to Entuity v22.0 upwards
If you are using Entuity v20.0 or v21.0, please see this article.
If you are using an earlier version of Entuity, please see this article.
For further help and information on Configuration Monitoring and Configuration Management in Entuity,
please see this category.
For a View or Subview
For a device or VM platform
To download running configuration startup configuration for a device
To upload archived configurations to a given directory on a device
To edit configuration monitor credentials
To edit configuration monitor settings
The Configuration Monitoring dashboard allows you to monitor the status of your configurations and
their retrieval from the devices and VM platforms on your network.
This is a dynamic dashboard, which means that the types of information displayed will change depending
on the selected object type.
For example, the Configuration Monitoring dashboard will display different types of information
depending on if you have selected a View or a device.
The types of information displayed will be the same across all Views, however.
The Configuration Monitoring dashboard is only applicable to Views, Subviews, devices and VM
platforms. It is not applicable to any other data source (e.g. services, components etc).
The Configuration Monitoring dashboard is a system dashboard. This means that you cannot edit the
settings of the dashboard. However, you can create a copy of a system dashboard and edit that copy as
you want.
Depending on the object you have selected, the dashlets in the Configuration Monitoring are as follows:
For a View or Subview:
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Configuration Monitor Summary - this is a Pie Chart dashlet. It shows the numbers of devices on the
View that are in the following states:
Nightly Monitoring
Change Based Monitoring
Nightly and Changed Based Monitoring
Not Monitored
Running vs Startup Config Deviations - this is a Pie Chart dashlet. It shows the numbers of instances with
matching configuration files, deviations in configuration files, and unknowns.
Config Changes Over Time - this is a Chart dashlet. It shows a count of the number of times in (in each
time period) that the configuration on your monitored devices has changed.
Policy Violations Over Time - this is a Chart dashlet. It shows how many policy violation events and how
many policy inclusion events have occurred on your monitored devices over time.
Monitored Devices - this is a Table dashlet. This table shows details of each device that has been
allocated a license enabling configuration management, including details of each device, including the
device type, manufacturer, version, success of the last retrieval and the maximum number of archives.
You can edit the columns that are included to the table. Please see this section for further help and
information on licensing in Entuity.
For a device or VM platform:
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Configuration Monitor Key Info - this is a Key Info dashlet. This displays displays the configuration
monitor status for the selected device or VM platform, along with other details of the configuration such
as the last successful configuration/running and startup configuration archives and retrievals, transfer
method, policy rules and numbers of archives.
Device Configuration - this is a Device Configurations dashlet. This dashlet displays a history of
configurations downloaded from devices and details about them.
Configuration Changes Over Time - this is a Chart dashlet. It shows a count of the number of times in (in
each time period) that the configuration on the selected device has changed. You can click Associated
Events from this dashlet (or from the dashlet Overflow Menu) to open a dialog window displaying a table
listing all the events related to the chart, filtered within the current timeframe that the chart is using.
Please see this section for further help and information on Associated Events.
Policy Violations Over Time - this is a Chart dashlet. It shows how many policy violation events and how
many policy inclusion events have occurred on the selected device over time. You can click Associated
Events from this dashlet (or from the dashlet Overflow Menu) to open a dialog window displaying a table
listing all the events related to the chart, filtered within the current timeframe that the chart is using.
Please see this section for further help and information on Associated Events.
To download configuration, download running configuration and download startup configuration for a
device:
Please see this article for help and information on downloading configurations, running configurations
and startup configurations for a device.
To upload archived configurations to a specified directory on a device:
Please see this article for help and information on uploading archived configurations to a specified
directory on a device.
To edit configuration management credentials:
Configuration Management credentials are needed in order to retrieve and compare configuration
files/running and startup configuration files from devices. Please see this article for help and information
on editing configuration management credentials.
To edit configuration monitor settings:
Please see this article for help and information on editing configuration monitor settings.
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Requirements
To install Configuration Management
To configure Configuration Management
Requirements:
Entuity Configuration Management requires:
an appropriate Entuity license.
available remote shell protocols, e.g. Telnet and Secure Shell (SSHv1 and SSHv2). You would require
device login credentials.
a running transfer server, i.e. FTP, TFTP, SCP or RCP server.
activation of configuration monitoring on required devices.
To install Configuration Management:
This example provides an overview of installation using the provided TFTP server, and sample policy,
exclusion and retrieval files.
Configure and start the TFTP server. The transfer directory you specify here must be the same as set
during configure.
Accept the sample setup of the mandated policy, exclusion and retrieval script files. In practice it is likely
that you would want to amend the supplied files. In this case, you should rename them to prevent them
being overwritten during Entuity upgrades, and/or create your own.
Ensure you have an Entuity license with the Entuity Configuration Management module enabled and
then run configure. You should set the transfer directory to the same directory as specified for the TFTP
server.
Start Entuity. To activate Configuration Management:
wait for Entuity Auto Discovery to complete one cycle, after which Configuration Management fully
available.
initiate a configuration retrieval from the web UI, schedule a retrieval or configure a retrieval to occur
when there is a change in the configuration files (either running/startup (pre-Entuity v22.0), or singular
or running/startup (Entuity v22.0 upwards)).
For each device you can:
assign CLI credentials. These credentials are used when Configuration Management initiates the
command line access with the device, using Telnet or SSH.
associate configuration management tasks.
To configure Configuration Management:
In Entuity, the Configuration Management module is enabled by default. Please see this article for
further help and information on configuring Configuration Management.
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Configuration Management credentials are needed in order to retrieve and compare runnings and
startup configuration files from devices. You can enter and edit the credentials for a device directly from
the Configuration Monitor dashboard and also from the right click context menu of the device.
Please see this article for help and information on editing configuration monitor settings.
Navigate to the Configuration Monitoring dashboard for your intended device. Click Monitoring Settings
at the top of the dashboard. Or you can click Monitoring Settings from the right-click Context Menu from
anywhere in the UI.
Configuration Monitoring dashboard:
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Right-click Context Menu:
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This will open the Configuration Monitor Settings form. Click the Credential field.
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This will open the Credential form, from where you can either search from a list of shared credential
sets, or create a local Config Management credential. Please see this article for further help and
information on adding credentials.
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To enable configuration management on an individual device
To enable configuration management on multiple devices
To enable configuration management on an individual device:
Note, for further help and information on adding and modifying devices, please see this section.
Navigate to the Managed Assets tab of the Asset Management page. On the Add Asset or Modify Asset
form, navigate to the Configuration Management section.
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In the Enabled dropdown field, select Yes.
Specify the configuration management Credential, either from this form or the Asset Credential
Management page.
Save your changes, and navigate to the Configuration Monitoring dashboard.
From this dashboard you can select the device and open its Monitoring Settings form, from where you
can specify the manner in which the selected device is monitored by Entuity. Please see this article for
further help and information on editing monitoring settings in Entuity.
To enable configuration management on multiple devices:
The same method as above can be applied to enabling configuration management on multiple devices.
Navigate to the Managed Assets tab of the Asset Management page. Multi-select the devices that you
would like to enable for configuration management and click Modify Asset. On this form, specify the
Configuration Management Enabled field to Yes and apply the configuration management credential as
appropriate.
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On the Configuration Management dashboard, multi-select the devices and click Monitoring Settings as
above to specify the tasks and settings across the selected devices.
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To view events and incidents raised against configuration management tasks
Entuity raises events and incidents against configuration management jobs as they complete, reporting
on their failure or success.
There are two events:
Config Mgmt Job Succeeded - indicates the identified job has successfully completed, and therefore all of
its sub-jobs successfully completed. This triggers the Config Mgmt Job Succeeded incident.
Config Mgmt Job Failed - indicates one or more of the identified job's sub-jobs failed. This triggers the
Config Mgmt Job Failed incident.
To view events and incidents raised against configuration management tasks:
Navigate to the Events dashboard or Incidents dashboard of the View or device to which the
configuration management task applied.
Select the configuration management task event or incident that you want to view on the table and click
Event Details/Incident Details in the top right of the dashlet.
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This will open the Event Details/Incident Details from on the right of the screen, which displays details of
the selected event/incident.
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