Manage Templates

you can upload and download device configuration templates by navigating to system > device management > template 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 this includes configurations of ldap/ad authentication providers this doesn't include roles, groups, and users created in belden horizon data operations see docid\ mxweueqc1u1iknpquiqe2 connectors installed connectors and configurations connectors with the same name that exist in both the template and the belden horizon data operations device will be duplicated with a unique name after uploading the template the default connector that connects belden horizon data operations and belden horizon data manager is not included see docid 84stwz87smgtfb7atu6 h country configured for the instance see docid\ tdhqtwqbqzobeduatvehz devices connected devices, tags, and configurations see docid\ st0nfeppouxtqbffuswej dns saved fallback dns resolvers see docid\ sizrzwiblwcq5pnuzuarr docker contains the ip address and netmask to use for docker’s default bridge using standard cidr notation see docid\ lx7dl0c5kfauyke7cv9ih example "bip" "10 30 50 1/24" firewall saved firewall rules see docid\ zvyrnvndt8tupqf48bn8i digital twins saved models and instances see docid\ e53ogcpguavfir6hqb s flows saved flows see docid\ ofgzt1vvy ryxjmhk0rsm 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\ thwaae9fa23y3jt 1zovp 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\ lhbrhgnjgvmwxhp0qffjo ntp saved network time protocol (ntp) servers docid\ ntv2cxna5qco2cahytnwl opc ua saved configurations see docid 6c14q48mi5jxstoxbffvr static routes saved static routes see docid\ pvqxh4zknstblkglsytym timezone configured for the instance see docid\ tdhqtwqbqzobeduatvehz download a template you can download multiple device configuration templates, selecting different configurations from a single belden horizon data operations device these device configuration files are then available on your hard drive for upload to other belden horizon data operations devices the template files can also be uploaded to a belden horizon data manager to be applied to groups of belden horizon data operations devices see docid\ vnnhtrzlz0zstljkmpda3 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 belden horizon data operations, navigate to system > device management click the template tab s elect the checkboxes for the configurations you want to include in the device configuration template or select the select all check box click download template the json file downloads to your hard drive upload a template note i f one component fails during a template upload, an error message will display and the upload process will continue with the remaining components if you upload a template with the same connectors that are already existing in the belden horizon data operations device, then duplicate connectors will be created with unique names for example, if the template and the belden horizon data operations device both have a mysql connector with the name mysql integration , a duplicate connector will be created with the name mysql integration (1) if you upload a template with the same device and tags as the belden horizon data operations device, any additional tags that are in the belden horizon data operations device but are not in the template will be automatically deleted when the template is uploaded 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 belden horizon data operations device you can also apply templates to belden horizon data operations devices using belden horizon data manager, potentially changing the configurations for hundreds of belden horizon data operations 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 belden horizon data operations, navigate to system > device management click the template tab 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 belden horizon data operations device note if the upload fails, the error message can only inform failure has occurred it cannot inform which specific template component failed