Product Features
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Backup/Restore
Manage Templates
9 min
you can upload and download device configuration templates by navigating to system > backup/restore from the templates tab template configurations the following component categories are available for selection you can select a whole category, or individual components within a category, for download each category will show the list of component that you have configured or installed on the device for example, the connectors category will show the list of connectors that are on the device auth configurations of ldap/ad authentication providers this doesn't include roles, groups, and users created in litmus edge see ldap/ad auth docid\ bnd3rpslz0 d 0dx9ofbz connectors installed connectors and configurations connectors with the same name that exist in both the template and the litmus edge device will be duplicated with a unique name after uploading the template the default connector that connects litmus edge and litmus edge manager is not included see integration docid\ wpqo1fe02tmx3askewqu6 country configured for the instance see access the terminal user interface docid\ r1lz44wffv3h9jg33nwlp devices connected devices, tags, and configurations see devicehub docid\ yktkjafulqr7exkdvisel dns saved fallback dns resolvers see configure dns/ntp servers docid\ pz9d0wpbqbugyh0mh6wyx docker contains the ip address and netmask to use for docker’s default bridge using standard cidr notation see applications docid\ j4jhjbwbwqy1bs9a3g6zk example "bip" "10 30 50 1/24" firewall saved firewall rules see manage firewall rules docid 7epau9hxqovl546scor1q digital twins saved models and instances see digital twins docid\ i 2a7b3ab6vuvkqfhljgx flows saved flows see flows manager docid\ qcwlxv4bmmr13wwisoi89 note when you upload a template, the existing flows in the instance are replaced with the flows in the template configuration if you would like to ensure existing flows are maintained after uploading a template, confirm that any flows you want to keep are part of the template configuration analytics groups saved analytics flows and processors within each group see analytics docid\ fgjkboqwgvggd2nuqgro5 marketplace installed catalogs and registries only applications deployed using a catalog can be part of a template for example, if you deployed an application from the catalog, it is part of a template file if you use the docker run command to deploy an application, it is not part of a template file see marketplace docid vxhwowpd4s7o4a3cxffr ntp saved network time protocol (ntp) servers see configure dns/ntp servers docid\ pz9d0wpbqbugyh0mh6wyx and troubleshooting time synchronization docid\ xhcafvmd0mhsadjcsx 6a opc ua saved configurations see opc ua docid\ r8mlb0gvfhqrmc0lruxmd static routes saved static routes see manage static routes docid\ co qnoa4j7r84ffbxezql timezone configured for the instance see access the terminal user interface docid\ r1lz44wffv3h9jg33nwlp download a template you can download multiple device configuration templates, selecting different configurations from a single litmus edge device these device configuration files are then available on your hard drive for upload to other litmus edge devices the template files can also be uploaded to a litmus edge manager to be applied to groups of litmus edge devices see edge software update docid 3ievluzfodrxaqoopvt1n to learn more you can customize the template prior to downloading by selecting components individually or by category before you begin to access the features on the backup/restore page, you need a valid license how to download a template to download a template in litmus edge, navigate to system > backup/restore the backup/restore pane appears select the template tab the template pane appears from the templates section, select the checkboxes for the configurations you want to include in the device configuration template or select the select all check box click download template a \<date> template json file downloads to your hard drive upload a template notes if you upload a template with the same connectors that are already existing in the litmus edge device, then duplicate connectors will be created with unique names for example, if the template and the litmus edge device both have a mysql connector with the name mysql integration , a duplicate connector will be created with the name mysql integration (1) for litmus edge version 3 11 0 and later, if one component fails during a template upload, an error message will display and the upload process will continue with the remaining components you can upload a device configuration template by navigating to system > backup from the templates tab when you upload a device configuration template, it applies the configuration in the file to the litmus edge device you can also apply templates to litmus edge devices using litmus edge manager, potentially changing the configurations for hundreds of litmus edge devices before you begin to access the features on the backup/restore page, you need a valid license download a device configuration template see the download a template section how to upload a template to upload a template in litmus edge, navigate to system > backup/restore the backup/restore pane appears select the template tab the template pane appears click upload template navigate to a \<date> template json file saved on your hard drive, and then click open the selected template successfully updates in the templates section and applies the configurations to the litmus edge device