Configuration Tracer (5.0)
The Configuration Tracer tool allows you to restored any deleted configurations, and perform troubleshooting activities efficiently.
To access, go to Manage → Tools & Monitoring and click Configuration Tracer.
To get started, you will begin at the Configuration Tracer page.
The Configuration Tracer page
The Configuration Tracer page has two tabs; Active and Historic.
The Active tab shows all the current active configurations. The Historic tab shows all the deleted configurations.
You can search the page with the search bar at the top. Or refresh the table with the Refresh button.
Column | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Type | The configuration type of the configuration. | |
Configurations | The name of the configuration. | |
Folder | The folder where the configuration is saved in. | |
Encrypted | If the configuration is encrypted during creation, it will indicate as true, or false if it is not. | |
Version | The number of versions this configuration has. | |
Key | The configuration key. | |
Modified Date | The date the configuration was last modified. | |
Modified by | The last user who modified the configuration. | |
Actions | View | To view the configuration. This action only appears in the Active tab. |
Restore | To restore the configuration. This action only appears in the Historic tab. | |
Search for a configuration
You can search the page with the search bar at the top.
You may search for a configuration by its Type, Configuration name, Folder, Key, and Modified By.
You can check the configuration type of a configuration by hovering over the icon in the Type column.
Restore a deleted configuration
To restore a deleted configuration, click on the Historic tab to see the listed deleted configurations.
You can restore a single configuration by clicking on the Restore action button at the Actions column of the configuration.
Alternatively, if you want to restore multiple configurations, you can check the check box of each configuration, and click the Restore button at the top of the table.
When clicking the Restore button, the Restore Configuration prompt appears.
Click Restore.
If the name of the configuration to be restored is a duplicate an existing active configuration in the same destination folder, the Duplicated Configuration Name prompt will appear.
If you wish to continue restoring the configuration and keep both configurations, you will need to rename the restoring configuration. Click Keep Both Files. Otherwise, to cancel the restoring operation, click Cancel.
After clicking Keep Both Files, the Rename Duplicated Configuration prompt will appear, indicating the duplicated name, and letting you rename the restoring configuration.
Click Apply once renamed.
A message will indicate when the configuration is successfully restored.
You can view the restored configuration in the Active tab after refreshing the table.