Save the current system configuration information to a file. Make the necessary changes, and then create the new system configuration information from the modified file.

Even when you change only part of the system configuration, make sure that you specify in the file all the hosts that are to be retained in the system configuration. Any host that is not in the file will be deleted from the system configuration.

If you are deleting a host, also be sure to delete information about that host from the file.

For details about saving the system configuration information to a file and creating the system configuration information from a file, see 8.1.4 Creating the system configuration information from a file.

The following explains how to change the system configuration information in the System Configuration window. For details about finding the host to be modified in or deleted from the configuration information, see 9.1.1 Finding hosts by name.

(a) Moving a host

If you move a relay system, all the hosts subordinate to that relay system are also moved. To move more than one host at one time, on the right pane of the System Configuration window, select the hosts you want to move.

To move a host:

1. Open the System Configuration window, and select the host to be moved.
   The selected host is highlighted.
   
2. Choose Edit, and then Cut.
   The selected host is deleted. Once you have chosen Cut, do not double-click Network in the left-hand frame. If you double-click Network, Paste is disabled in the Edit menu and you will not be able to paste the host. If this has happened, choose Cut again.
   
3. Select the destination for the move operation.
   The selected location is highlighted.
   
4. Choose Edit, and then Paste.
   The selected host is moved to the new location.
   You can also use drag-and-drop to move a host.
   

(b) Deleting a host

Once you delete a host, you cannot restore it to its previous status. If you delete a relay system, the system also deletes all lower relay systems and clients. To delete multiple hosts at the same time, select the hosts in the right pane of the System Configuration window. When you delete a host in the System Configuration window, the system simultaneously deletes the host of the same name in the Destination window.

When you delete a relay system that has lower hosts, deleting inventory in the Delete Host dialog box will not delete the information for the lower hosts.

When a host is to be deleted from the System Configuration window, the Delete Host dialog box is displayed. The following describes the items displayed in the Delete Host dialog box.

The related inventory information will also be deleted check box

If this check box is selected, the system information, software information, and user inventory that are related to the host to be deleted are also deleted.

If you do not select to delete the inventory, the inventory for that host remains as is in the database, reducing the available database space by its size. We recommend that you delete all inventory related to the host being deleted, if possible.

You can use Database Manager to delete unneeded inventory information. For details about how to delete inventory information using Database Manager, see 7.5.6 Deleting unneeded inventory information from the database.

Delete a host from the registered IDs check box

This check box is enabled when the The related inventory information will also be deleted check box is selected. If the Delete a host from the registered IDs check box is selected in such a case, the target host is also deleted from the registered ID group. Note that a relay manager/system cannot be deleted from the registered ID group.

To delete a host:

1. Open the System Configuration window, and select the host to be deleted.
   The selected host is highlighted.
   
2. Choose Edit, and then Delete.
   A configuration dialog box appears.
   
3. Click the OK button.
   The selected host is deleted.
   

After finding hosts with the Find dialog box, you can delete the hosts. For details about deleting hosts you found with the Find dialog box, see 9.1.5 Deleting a host from the system configuration information.

(c) Changing a host name or an IP address

If you change a host name or an IP address, the modified information is reported automatically to the managing server. The reported information is then applied automatically to the System Configuration window. The procedure for changing a previously set host name or IP address from the System Configuration window is described below.

If you rename a host in the System Configuration window, the same host is also renamed in the Destination window. The host name for displaying inventory information is also changed.

To rename a host:

1. In the System Configuration window, select the host whose name is to be changed.
   The selected host is highlighted.
   
2. Choose File, and then Rename.
   The Rename dialog box appears.
   
3. Specify the new name, and then click the OK button.
   The system changes the host name to the name you specified.
   

(d) Changing the attributes of a host

If you want to change a relay system to a client (or a client to a relay system) or if you want to change a path or comment, use the Change Attributes dialog box, which can be opened by choosing File and then Change Attributes.

The following notes apply to changing the host type:

• When you change the host attribute in the System Configuration window, the system also changes the attribute of the same host found in the Destination window.
• You cannot change the host type of a relay manager. For a relay manager, you can change only the IP address and the comment.
  

  Figure 8-4 Change Attributes dialog box

  

Host name

Displays the host name.

IP address

Displays the IP address.

Type

Select either relay system or client as the type of host. If you change the host type from relay system to client, all hosts that were defined under the relay system before the change are deleted.

Route

Specify the route by separating each host name with the exclamation point (!) delimiter. If the specified route does not exist, an error results and the route is not changed.

Browse button

Displays the Set Path dialog box in which you can select a path from the system configuration.

Comment

Enter a desired comment, as 1-64 bytes.

You cannot change the system configuration information under a relay manager from the central manager. If a user changes the system configuration information under a relay manager, use the facility for automatically registering the system configuration or execute a Get system configuration information job from the central manager to apply the modified information to the system configuration information in the central manager.

However, you can use the System Configuration window of the central manager to change the comment for a host under a relay manager.

In a large-scale system that has more that two hierarchical levels, if you move a relay manager or relay system so that it is below a different higher node, it may not be possible to apply to the new managing server the hierarchical node tree information below the relay manager/system you moved. If the information is not applied, execute a Get system configuration information job for the relay manager/system at the new managing server.

You should note the following points about changing system configuration information.

• If you change the node identification key
  Before changing the node identification key, delete the system configuration information from Remote Installation Manager. We recommend that you save the system configuration information to a file. Then, after you change the node identification key, you can use the file to set the system configuration information.
  If you create the system configuration information manually without using a facility for registering the system configuration automatically, the obtained system configuration information file contains the address of each host specified using the current node identification key. You must therefore specify the host name or IP address of each host in the saved file. For example, if you change the node identification key from host names to IP addresses, the system configuration information file that you saved before you changed the node identification key will not contain IP addresses. Code the IP addresses in Windows Notepad or read the IP addresses from the hosts file, and then create the system configuration information.
  
• When offline machine inventory is managed
  
  • You cannot move, rename, or change the attributes in the offline folder.
  • If the connection destination of an offline machine has been specified in order to register it into the system configuration, the offline machine is registered in the system configuration when the connection destination receives the system configuration from the offline machine. The offline machine is handled as a client after it has been registered into the system configuration.
• When changing a host name
  
  • If you have changed the host name of JP1/Software Distribution Manager or JP1/Software Distribution Client (relay system), change the host name of the connection destination at the setup of the lower systems that are connected to that host.
  • If the key item of the ID key for operations is host name, change the host name and then restart the computer.