Solarwinds Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Server is a free TFTP Server product from Solarwinds.
However, you must remember to update the job definition whenever devices are added to the network. Click View Selected Nodes to verify that your criteria targets the expected nodes.Īlternatively, you can choose Select Nodes and add specific nodes. You could also create a second job to run on all other devices by selecting Vendor is not Palo Alto Networks. If you do not want this job to run on all devices, select Dynamic Selection and specify the criteria used to select the devices.įor example, to create a job that runs on all Palo Alto devices, select Vendor is Palo Alto Networks. Leave this selection to back up configs from all devices added to NCM. Specify which devices this job targets, and click Next.Īll Nodes is selected by default.
To create a more complex schedule, select Advanced and then use the five fields to create a CRON expression. Click the tab that identifies how frequently the job runs, and then specify the start time and (if needed) the day(s). To run the job once or on a simple schedule, select Basic. For example, include the name of your organization in the job name.
If your devices support different config types, you can configure multiple backup jobs that target different groups of devices. The job runs only on devices that support the selected config types. Default settingsīy default, the Nightly Config Backup job:ĭownloads the Running and Startup configs from all nodes SolarWinds does not recommend enabling both jobs. If you prefer to back up configs weekly instead of daily, you can enable this job and disable the Nightly Config Backup job. NCM also includes the Weekly Config Backup job. If necessary, you can change the defaults.
This job is enabled by default, so it runs automatically.Ĭonfig backups are stored in the Orion database and (optionally) the config archive location.Įxamine the default settings of the default job to make sure they meet your needs.
To ensure that network configs are backed up on a regular basis, NCM includes the Nightly Config Backup job, which downloads the config files for all devices every night. Schedule regular backups of network config files