Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave - Save, Save and Apply, and Revert Buttons; Folders, Users, and Visibility; Additional Concepts and Benefits; Scheduling Configuration Changes

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Figure 12 Overriding a Controller Profile
Save, Save and Apply, and Revert Buttons
Several Add or Detail pages in Aruba Configuration include the Save, Save and Apply, and Revert buttons.
These buttons function as follows:
z Save—This button saves a configuration but does not apply it, allowing you to return to complete or apply
the configuration at a later time. If you use this button, you may see the following alert on other Aruba
Configuration pages. You can apply the configuration when all changes are complete at a later time.
Figure 13 Unapplied Aruba Configuration Changes Message
z Save and Apply —This button saves and applies the configuration with reference to Manage and Monitor
modes. For example, you must click
Save and Apply for a configuration profile to propagate to all
devices immediately if the controller is in
Manage mode. If you have devices in Monitor mode, AWMS
compares the current device configuration with the new desired configuration. For additional
information and instructions about using
Manage and Monitor modes, refer to “Pushing Device
Configurations to Controllers” on page36.
z Revert—This button cancels out of a new configuration or reverts back to the last saved configuration.
Folders, Users, and Visibility
Access and edit folders and visibility using the Folder column on the Groups > Aruba Config page. Profiles
and Aruba AP Groups are assigned to folders. Folders allow you to set the visibility for controller
information, and to set read/write privileges as required.
z As one example, it may be necessary to provide AWMS users with RF radio parameters while restricting
access to SSID profiles.
Additional Concepts and Benefits
Scheduling Configuration Changes
You can schedule deployment of Aruba Configuration to minimize impact on network performance. For
example, configuration changes can be accumulated over time by using
Save and Apply for devices in
Monitor mode, then pushing all configuration changes at one time by putting devices in Manage mode. Refer
to “Pushing Device Configurations to Controllers” on page36.
AWMS pushes configuration settings that are defined in the GUI to the Aruba Controllers as a set of CLI
commands using Secure Shell (SSH). No controller reboot is required.
Auditing and Reviewing Configurations
AWMS supports auditing or reviewing in these ways.