Overwriting a Golden Configuration after Import

Specifications

When overwriting Golden Configurations, certain behaviors occur if you pass the overWrite: true property with each tree. These behaviors are as follows:

• The entire Golden Configuration is replaced except for devices and task instances.
• Versions in the current Golden Configuration that do not exist in the imported Golden Configuration​ are deleted.
• Versions in the imported Golden Configuration that exist but are not available in the current Golden Configuration are added.

How to Overwrite a Golden Configuration

To overwrite a Golden Configuration:

1. Navigate to Configuration Manager under Operation on the main IAP page.

2. Select the Search icon (top toolbar) to display the Collection dialog.

3. Select the Golden Configurations tab.

4. Click the Import icon in the upper-left of the Collection dialog to open your file manager.

5. Locate and select the primary file that you want to overwrite with a secondary file of the same name (Figure 1).

   1. Cisco 3650 - User FW was imported as a primary file.
   2. Cisco 3650 - User FW in the Downloads folder is the secondary file.
   
   

   Figure 1: Open File from Download Folder
   

6. Click Open. A warning message appears indicating the primary file already exists (Figure 2).

   Figure 2: Import Dialog Warning
   

7. Click Overwrite. The primary file is overwritten. A success banner appears in the upper-right of the Collections window showing the overwritten Cisco 3650 - User FW file (Figure 3).

   Figure 3: Overwrite Success Banner