Configuration Manager overview

Based on the type of entity you need to view or manipulate, there are five main page views in Configuration Manager:

• Devices
• Device Groups
• Device Backups
• Configuration Parsers
• Golden Configurations

Quick start navigation

From the top-left toolbar, click the + button to open the Create dialog to create a new config. Use the Search icon (magnifying glass) to search for items in a device collection. To return to the main landing page for Configuration Manager, click the Home button.

To identify the release version that is running in your environment, click the menu icon (☰) next to the application name and click the About menu option in the popup menu to open the About dialog.

Configuration Manager allows you to pin elements from all pages by clicking the pin icon that corresponds to each item. These pinned elements can be found on the Home page.

The Home page also features a Quick Start card where you can search a device Collection based on filter settings, or create a new collection. Click the Documentation icon to be directed to the Itential product documentation site.

Device details

Devices are available from any southbound system registered through Itential Platform. This includes the option of one or more instances of Cisco NSO and Itential Automation Gateway (IAG). This section provides an overview of how to access device details.

From the left-side navigation menu, click any device to open its details. On the Device Details page, helpful information is displayed in the card at the top and in one larger sized card with tabs displayed beneath.

Device information card

The upper card section displays the following data:

Device tabs

The tabs in the bottom card section display the following data:

Device groups

Similar to other constructs used for inventory management and orchestration, device groups in Itential Platform are a collective association of each device’s id. Based on network segmentation and other user-defined configurations, API calls can use these groups to manage various workflow operations such as the networks that manage a group of branch offices or individual departments in a company. Itential treats these groups as single units when applying compliance and remediation policies.

Edit device groups

When editing a Device Group, you can update the list of devices that are available, or edit devices attached to a group.

You can also update the description and name of the Device Group from the settings menu. To display this menu, click the blue vertical dots (icon) at the top.

Device backups

Device backups are similar to existing backups in other Itential applications. They provide a reference point of a device’s configuration at a given point in time. The details on each backup are unique to each device. Each backup card shows information that further delineates the history of the device’s configuration. From this page, filtering, sorting, pagination, and batch deletion actions are available.

Edit device backups

The Backup Details page of a specific device backup shows information on a card located at the top and one larger sized card with two tabs at the bottom.

Details such as description, notes, and access control of a device backup can be changed through the settings menu. To display this menu, click the blue vertical dots.