Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Overview and System Design Guide

11.5 Considerations for managing the system hierarchy

Consider the method you want to use to configure or change the hierarchy of the system managed by JP1/IM. You can use either of the following methods to manage the system hierarchy:

Using IM Configuration Management

By using IM Configuration Management, you can centrally manage the system hierarchy from IM Configuration Management - View.

To use IM Configuration Management, you must activate the IM Configuration Management database. Make sure that you take into account the IM database space requirements during the system design stage.

When using IM Configuration Management to manage the system hierarchy, do not edit the definition files or execute the commands associated with the configuration management function provided by JP1/Base.

Without using IM Configuration Management

If you do not intend to centrally manage the system hierarchy from a manager, you can use the configuration management function provided by JP1/Base.

With this function, you define the host relationships in the configuration definition file (jbs_route.conf) on the manager, and use the associated commands (jbsrt_distrib, jbsrt_sync, jbsrt_del, and jbsrt_get) to apply and check the settings.

There is no need to activate the IM Configuration Management database if you do not intend to use IM Configuration Management. Therefore, you do not need to consider the IM database space requirements during the system design stage.

For details about these functions, see the following references:

Using IM Configuration Management

Managing the system hierarchy using IM Configuration Management
See 6. System Hierarchy Management Using IM Configuration Management.

Without using IM Configuration Management

Managing the system hierarchy using the configuration definition function provided by JP1/Base
See 7.4.3 Managing the system hierarchy and 7.4.5 Collecting and distributing definition information.

Do not change from one method to another after beginning system operation; otherwise, inconsistencies might arise in the configuration data.

Carefully consider which method of hierarchy management you want to employ before you start using the system.

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