You can seed a configuration from a from an existing managed device configuration.

1. On the Configuration Manager slider, select Configuration tools, Offline configurations.
2. In the Offline Config tab, click Add.
3. In the Add offline configuration pane, complete the following fields:

   Configuration name field	The unique configuration name that is an alphanumeric value from 1 to 24 characters with no spaces and no special characters with the exception of the hyphen (-) and underscore (_). Note: When you choose a name for a new global parameter configuration, this name must not start with the prefix "ID". A validation error (invalid oc name) occurs if the above rules are not followed.
   Description field	The description for the configuration.
   Offline configuration seeded from drop-down list	Select Managed Device to create an offline configuration by copying an existing managed device configuration.
   Selected managed device field	Click the ellipsis (...) button to launch the Select managed device dialog to navigate to a device associated with OCSEM, and click OK. This field populates with the IP address of the device.

4. Click Apply.
5. In the Success dialog, click OK.

You can seed a configuration from a supported software version schema.

1. On the Configuration Manager slider, select Configuration tools, Offline configurations.
2. In the Offline Config tab, click Add.
3. In the Add offline configuration pane, complete the following fields:

   Configuration name field	The unique configuration name that is an alphanumeric value from 1 to 24 characters with no spaces and no special characters with the exception of the hyphen (-) and underscore (_). Note: When you choose a name for a new global parameter configuration, this name must not start with the prefix "ID". A validation error (invalid oc name) occurs if the above rules are not followed.
   Description field	The description for the configuration.
   Offline configuration seeded from drop-down list	Select Software version to create an offline configuration from a supported software version schema.
   Category	Click the ellipsis (...) button to select the plug-in product vendor category. For example, SP Edge & Core (for Service Provider (SP) Edge and Core products).
   Component	The default NF component delivered by the plug-in product vendor category.
   Platform drop-down list	Select the device hardware version to seed the configuration from a device template.
   Supported software version drop-down list	Select the device software version in order to seed the configuration from a device template.

4. Click Apply.
5. In the Success dialog, click OK.

Use this task to copy an existing offline configuration or a pre-packaged offline configuration template to make a new offline configuration for your domain.

1. Expand the Configuration Manager slider, and select Configuration tools, Offline configurations.
2. In the Offline Config tab, select an offline configuration template from the table, and click Copy.
3. In the Copy Offline Configuration dialog, enter the name of the new offline configuration.
4. In the Success dialog, click OK.
   The new offline configuration appears in the table.