Device Configurations dashlet

To add a Device Configurations dashlet

To configure or export the table in the dashlet

To view details of a configuration downloaded from a device

The Device Configurations dashlet shows you the history of configurations downloaded from devices.

The Device Configurations dashlet is only applicable to devices. It is not applicable to any other data source (e.g. Views, components, services etc).

To add a Device Configurations dashlet to a custom dashboard:

1. Navigate to the custom dashboard for which you want to create the dashlet, or create a new dashboard.
2. Click Add Dashlet. In the Select Dashlet Type form, select Device Configurations and click Next.
3. The Create Dashlet form will slide in on the right. Enter a name for your dashlet in the Name field.
4. You can then choose the source of the data to be displayed in the dashlet. Note, the Device Configurations dashlet can only display data where the source is a device.
   • If you want this dashlet to source its data from the context of its parent dashboard, select Dashboard. You can see the context of the parent dashboard in the Dashboard Context field at the top of the form.
   • If you want this dashlet to source its data from another dashlet in this current dashboard, select Dashlet.
   • If you want this dashlet to source its data from a specific device on your network, select Fixed Object. You can then click Browse to an object to search for the device in Explorer, or drag into the box your desired device in from another browser window.
5. Choose whether you want to hide the title of the dashlet in the Hide Title Bar field. If selected, the dashlet's Overflow Menu will also be hidden, but in the Promote Menu Options field you can then choose if you want to display the options in the dashlet's Overflow Menu in the overall dashboard's Overflow Menu.
6. Choose whether you want the dashlet to automatically refresh in the Auto Refresh field.
7. Click Done in the top right of the form, otherwise click Cancel.

To configure or export the table in the dashlet:

Please see the article on configuring tables in ENA.

To view details of a configuration downloaded from a device:

1. View the details of a downloaded configuration in the dashlet table.
2. To view further details, right click on the configuration and click one of the following:
   • Compare Running and Startup - opens a page comparing the running configuration and startup configuration files, set out side-by-side or inline.
   • View Running Configuration - opens a page displaying the running configuration file.
   • View Startup Configuration - opens a page displaying the startup configuration file.