Manage Templates

you can upload and download device configuration templates by navigating to system > device management > template template configurations you can select an entire category or individual components within a category for download each category shows 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 the following component categories are available to download auth configurations of ldap/ad authentication providers this doesn't include roles, groups, and users created in litmus edge see docid\ cb8fi66osul3tnlkrlkp8 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 docid\ smmzyvhcv ehvv8rguyb7 country configured for the instance see docid\ trevmtf8z 5yhmypnmo c devices connected devices, tags, and configurations see docid 55lxgtilwfsygkxzrdfod note that datahub configurations and credentials are backed up for timeseries db connections dns saved fallback dns resolvers see docid\ pgzwsr3dtjm4dgl2x93ab docker binding ip contains the ip address and netmask to use for docker’s default bridge using standard cidr notation see docid\ iipan4olp8rqznjc q8br example "bip" "10 30 50 1/24" firewall saved firewall rules see docid\ ytxekla80ol5bksdrkg0a digital twins saved models and instances see docid\ xlj3gvozyg 52ue4pb5u7 flows saved flows see docid\ jghnqyhxbik8x2nhh5vte 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 docid 8aloe 5 c9ubqjsw0ppcx 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 docid\ hfu5b75x4dv0ubg0udwzk ntp saved network time protocol (ntp) servers see docid\ pgzwsr3dtjm4dgl2x93ab and docid\ xhcafvmd0mhsadjcsx 6a opc ua saved configurations see docid\ dt3sz4v 0 t gqnpuroh static routes saved static routes see docid\ vse ipqfjqskt9fju7g9r timezone configured for the instance see docid\ trevmtf8z 5yhmypnmo c 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 docid 3ievluzfodrxaqoopvt1n to learn more you can customize the template before downloading by selecting components individually or by category note when you download configurations, you choose whether to encrypt external influxdb, oidc and ldap passwords in the template file encryption applies by default to these passwords when downloading all configurations at once before you begin to enable this page you need a valid license see docid\ f7rx6thqxamc in1xyqe2 how to download a template to download a template in litmus edge, navigate to system > device management click the template tab se lect the checkboxes for the configurations you want to include in the device configuration template or select the select all checkbox click download template in the download templates dialog, choose whether to encrypt external influxdb, oidc, and ldap passwords in the download file then, click download to download as plain text, choose plain text to encrypt password in the file, choose encrypted and provide a password in encryption key record the encryption key as you require this value when you upload the template the json file downloads to your hard drive upload a template note before you upload, consider the following if one component fails during a template upload, an error message will display and the upload process will continue to upload the remaining components if you upload a template with the same connectors that already exist in the litmus edge device, duplicate connectors are created with unique names for example, if the template and the litmus edge device both have a mysql connector named mysql integration , a duplicate connector will be created as mysql integration (1) if you upload a template with the same device and tags as the litmus edge device, any additional tags that are in the litmus edge device but are not in the template are automatically deleted when the template uploads additionally, the device and tag settings for existing devices are overwritten when the template is loaded you can upload a device configuration template by navigating to system > device management > template 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 > device management click the template tab click upload template in the upload templates dialog, select plain text or encrypted depending on what you option you chose when you downloaded the template the following example shows encrpyted selected 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