In Golden Configuration, configuratinos are organized as a hierarchical, tree-like structure of nodes, each associated with a baseline configuration pattern. Child nodes inherit the configuration of their parent by default, though they can be specialized after creation. Devices or adapter instances are then linked (added) to these nodes, allowing their current state to be graded against the related configuration.
Two types of Golden Configurations exist:
For specific information about each type of Golden Configuration, refer to the linked documentation.
Golden Configurations can be created from the Configuration Manager homepage:
Click the Create (+) button located at the top of the side navigation menu. The Create modal will open.
Select Golden Configuration from the dropdown. The modal will finish populating.
For example, if you are using the Golden Configuration to manage Cisco IOS devices, select cisco-ios. For more information, see Configuration Parsers.
To open a Golden Configuration that already exists, select the Golden Configurations dropdown from the side navigation menu and click the Golden Configuration you would like to open.
You can also browse Golden Configurations using the card-based Collection modal:
Upon creating or opening a Golden Configuration, you will be presented with the following interface. In general, actions that affect the Golden Configuration tree are performed on the left side of the UI, while actions that affect the selected node are performed on the right.
Newly-created Golden Configurations have a one-node tree, consisting only of the base node (of which any additional nodes will be children). From the tree structure visualization, you can:
To add a child node to the tree:
The process for deleting a child node is nearly identical; just select Delete from the menu instead.
To run a compliance check against all devices or adapter instances assigned to a node:
You can also view compliance details for:
A Golden Configuration can maintain multiple versions of its tree, allowing you to track changes to the Golden Configuration and revert to previous versions if necessary. The name of the selected tree version is displayed directly above the base node (by default, it is initial).
To create a new version:
Select the Change Version button located to the left of the active version name. A dropdown menu will appear.
If multiple versions of the tree exist, you can switch between them at any time via the Change Version button.