Draft Network Configuration Profile

When making changes to the Active and Backup network configuration profiles using the CLI, each command is validated as soon as it is commited, which can sometimes cause errors if you commit commands in the wrong order, or if there is an error in the command. However, the Draft network configuration profile does not validate the commands as they are committed. Instead, the commands are simultaneously validated when the profile is validated.

Validating multiple CLI commands at the same time allows you to easily build and validate a configuration without having to worry about the order in which the commands need to be committed. And if the profile validation returns any errors in your configuration, you can fix them in the Draft profile. Then, when you activate the Draft profile, you can be assured that the configuration changes will work properly. Use the following workflow when building and validating a network configuration:

• Create a Draft profile from the Active profile
• Commit commands to the Draft profile
• Validate the Draft profile
• Activate the Draft profile