Save an Unpublished Configuration

You can add a rule and save the configuration without publishing it. You can then load and publish the saved configuration at a later time.

Procedure

1. Add a firewall rule. See Add a Firewall Rule.
2. Click Save Changes or Save.
3. Enter a name and description to create a new configuration.
4. Click Preserve Configuration to preserve this change.
   NSX can save up to 100 configurations. After this limit is exceeded, saved configurations marked with Preserve Configuration are preserved, while older non-preserved configurations are deleted to make room for preserved configurations.
5. Click Save
6. To make changes to a saved configuration:

   Option	Description
   In NSX 6.4.1 and later	Add another firewall rule. Click Save. Select Update existing configuration Click Save.
   In NSX 6.4.0	Add another firewall rule. ClickUpdate Changes. Click Save Changes.

   • Click Revert Changes to go back to the configuration that existed before you added the rule. When you want to publish the rule you just added, click the Load Configuration icon, select the rule that you saved in step 3 and click OK.
   • Click Update Changes to continue adding rules.
7. To revert changes you've made:

   Option	Description
   In NSX 6.4.1 and later	Click Undo.
   In NSX 6.4.0	Click Revert Changes to go back to the configuration that existed before you added the rule.