Cisco Cisco Content Security Management Appliance M1070 Mode D'Emploi
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AsyncOS 9.6 for Cisco Content Security Management Appliances User Guide
Chapter 9 Managing Web Security Appliances
Setting Up Configuration Masters to Centrally Manage Web Security Appliances
Note
The Configuration Master version should match the AsyncOS version on the Web Security appliance, as
specified in the Compatibility Matrix. Publishing an older Configuration Master version to a newer Web
Security appliance may fail if settings on the Web Security appliance do not match the settings in the
Configuration Master. This can occur even if the Web Appliance Status detail page does not indicate any
discrepancies. In this case, you must manually compare the configurations on each appliance.
specified in the Compatibility Matrix. Publishing an older Configuration Master version to a newer Web
Security appliance may fail if settings on the Web Security appliance do not match the settings in the
Configuration Master. This can occur even if the Web Appliance Status detail page does not indicate any
discrepancies. In this case, you must manually compare the configurations on each appliance.
Enabling Centralized Configuration Management on the Security Management
Appliance
Appliance
Procedure
Step 1
On the Security Management appliance, choose Management Appliance > Centralized Services >
Web > Centralized Configuration Manager.
Web > Centralized Configuration Manager.
Step 2
Click Enable.
Step 3
If you are enabling Centralized Configuration Management for the first time after running the System
Setup Wizard, review the end user license agreement, and click Accept.
Setup Wizard, review the end user license agreement, and click Accept.
Step 4
Submit and commit your changes.
Initializing Configuration Masters
Note
After you initialize a configuration master, the Initialize option is not available. Instead, populate the
Configuration Master using one of the methods described in
Configuration Master using one of the methods described in
.
Procedure
Step 1
On the Security Management appliance, choose Web > Utilities > Configuration Masters.
Step 2
Click Initialize in the Options column.
Step 3
On the Initialize Configuration Master page:
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If you have an existing Configuration Master for a previous release and you want to use or start with
the same settings for the new Configuration Master, choose Copy Configuration Master.
the same settings for the new Configuration Master, choose Copy Configuration Master.
You can also import settings from an existing Configuration Master later.
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Otherwise, choose Use default settings.
Step 4
Click Initialize.
The Configuration Master is now available.
Step 5
Repeat for each Configuration Master version to initialize.