Golden Configuration

To ensure the smooth operation of your network, it's important to quickly identify and remedy situations in which your devices are not configured as intended. This can happen in any number of ways: mistakes can be made during initial deployment, and any network can fall victim to configuration drift when left unchecked.

Golden Configurations, which are available in the Configuration Manager application, can help you take proactive measures against such vulnerabilities. They are the "master" configuration to evaluate a network's running configurations, providing valuable information that can be used to drive maintenance and remediation efforts.

From the Golden Configuration Overview, you will learn foundational knowledge about Golden Configurations, including:

• How Golden Configurations work.
• How to create Golden Configurations.
• How to navigate the Golden Configuration user interface (UI).
• How to manage a Golden Configuration tree.

Once you're acquainted with the basics, proceed to one of the following linked documents for specific detail on:

• CLI Golden Configurations
• JSON Golden Configurations
• CLI Ordering
• Dynamic GC Compliance & Remediation