Discard Changes Procedure

To discard configuration changes from the FDM-managed device, follow this procedure:

Procedure

Step 1

In the left pane, click Security Devices.

Step 2

Click the Devices tab.

Step 3

Click the appopriate device type tab.

Step 4

Select the device whose configuration is set to Conflict Detected and gives you the link to Revert Pending Changes. The message explains that you can click the link to revert pending changes or you can log on to the device using the local manager FDM and deploy the changes first. You can use filters to find the device in a conflict state.

Caution

Clicking the Revert Pending Changes link deletes pending changes on FDM-managed device immediately. You are not given an opportunity to review the changes first.

Step 5

Review the changes on FDM before clicking Revert Pending Changes:

  1. Open a browser window and enter https://<IP_address_of_the_FTD>.

  2. Look for the deployment icon in FDM. It will have an orange circle indicating that there are changes ready to deploy .

  3. Click the icon and review the pending changes:

  • If the changes can be deleted, return to Security Cloud Control and click "Revert Pending Changes." At this point, the configuration on the FDM-managed device and the copy of the configuration on Security Cloud Control should be the same. You are done.

  • If you want to deploy the changes to the device, click Deploy Now. Now the deployed configuration on the FDM-managed device and the configuration on stored on Security Cloud Control are different. You can then return to Security Cloud Control and poll the device for changes. Security Cloud Control identifies identifies that there has been a change on the FDM-managed device, and gives you an opportunity to review the conflict. See Conflict Detected-Review Conflict to resolve that state.