Applying profiles using the CLI

Use the commands in this section to apply profiles to a specific appliance or to an appliance group. For a description of the optional parameters, see Profile options.

Important

Unless you use the no-save parameter, the configuration changes set by the commands in the profile are written to memory.

Important

You can cancel the execution of outstanding commands in a profile, as described in Canceling outstanding commands.

To apply a profile to a specific appliance:

Go to CLI configuration mode:

hostname > enable
hostname # configure terminal

Apply the profile:

To apply the profile normally:

hostname (config) # cmc profile <profileName> apply appliance <applianceName>

To prevent the configuration changes from being written to memory after the profile is applied:
```
hostname (config) # cmc profile <profileName> apply appliance <applianceName> no-save
```

To continue executing commands after one command fails:

hostname (config) # cmc profile <profileName> apply appliance <applianceName> fail-continue

View the command output to determine whether the profile was applied successfully.
Save your changes:
```
hostname (config) # write memory
```

To apply a profile to a group of appliances:

Enable the CLI configuration mode:

hostname > enable
hostname # configure terminal

Apply the profile:

To apply the profile normally:

hostname (config) # cmc profile <profileName> apply group <groupName>

To prevent the configuration changes from being written to memory after the profile is applied:
```
hostname (config) # cmc profile <profileName> apply group <groupName> no-save
```
To continue executing commands on the appliances in the group after one command fails:
```
hostname (config) # cmc profile <profileName> apply group <groupName> fail-continue
```

View the command output to determine whether the profile was applied successfully.
Save your changes:
```
hostname (config) # write memory
```

Examples

Successful profile application

This example applies the "acctmgt" profile to the NX-04 appliance, which succeeds.

hostname (config) # cmc profile acctmgt apply appliance NX-04

=================Appliance NX-04=============================

Execution was successful.

Execution output:

Saving configuration file...Done!

Failed profile application

This example attempts to apply the "DateTimeJpn" profile to the Tokyo group, but fails because manual time and date settings are not permitted when NTP is enabled.

hostname (config) # cmc profile DateTimeJpn apply group Tokyo

=================Appliance FX-03 =============================

Error code 6 (CLI command execution failure)

Error output:

%NTP enabled, clock adjustment not allowed

Execution output:

(none)