Configuration Templates

A configuration template is a special type of file component. The configuration template enables you to do token substitution in a file that you are deploying. An example of this usage would be deploying the DNS /etc/resolv.conf file. The goal for deployment might be to have the file use a variable substitution and use a host type attribute to define the closest DNS server. The configuration template might look like the following example:

search :[search_path]
nameserver :[primary_dns]
nameserver :[secondary_dns]

In this case, the configuration template would automatically create component variables called search_path, primary_dns, secondary_dns. Then you could use variable substitutions in plans or component controls to provide appropriate values.

How to Define a Configuration Template

Step

To designate a file component as a configuration template, select “configuration template” in the Options section of the Component Details page.