5.1.6 Modifying system configuration information
When you add or remove a relay system or managed computer, the facility for automatically registering the system configuration automatically notifies the managing server, and the information in the System Configuration window is updated accordingly. This subsection describes how to modify system configuration information manually from the managing server.
If you intend to change the host name (or IP address if IP addresses are the ID key for operations) of the managing server or a relay system, you must let all jobs finish or delete them all beforehand.
- Organization of this subsection
(1) Changing system configuration information from a file
This process involves outputting the existing system configuration information to a file, updating the file contents, and then creating system configuration information based on the updated file.
Even when changing only some aspects of the system configuration, the file from which you create the system configuration must contain information for every host that you want to remain in the system. Any host that is not in the file will be deleted from the system configuration.
To delete a host, delete the information associated with that host from the file.
For details about how to output system configuration information to a file, and how to create system configuration information from a file, see 5.1.4 Updating system configuration information output to a file.
(2) Changing the system configuration in the System Configuration window
The following describes how to change system configuration information from the System Configuration window. For details about how to search for the hosts you want to change or delete, see 6.1.1 Searching for hosts by name.
(a) Moving hosts
When you move a relay system, all the hosts subordinate to that relay system move with it. You can move multiple hosts at once by selecting them in the right pane of the System Configuration window.
To move a host or hosts:
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Make the System Configuration window the active window, and select the host or hosts you want to move.
The hosts you select are highlighted in the System Configuration window.
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From the Edit menu, select Cut.
The selected hosts are cut. After clicking Cut, do not double-click the Network node in the left pane. If you double-click this node, the Paste command becomes unavailable in the Edit menu, and you will be unable to paste the hosts. In this case, click Cut again.
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Select the destination for the hosts.
The location you selected is highlighted in the System Configuration window.
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From the Edit menu, select Paste.
The hosts you cut are pasted to the selected destination.
Note that you can also move hosts by dragging them to the desired location.
(b) Deleting hosts
You cannot restore a host after deleting it. When you delete a relay system, the managed computers under that relay system are also deleted. You can delete multiple hosts by selecting them in the right pane of the System Configuration window.
When you delete a host in the System Configuration window, the Delete Host dialog box appears. If you select the Delete a host from the registered IDs check box in the Delete Host dialog box, the selected host is also deleted from the ID groups in which it is registered. This check box is only available when the selected host is an agent. If the selected host is a relay system, you cannot delete it if it is registered in an ID group. In this scenario, use the System Configuration window to delete the agent on the same computer as the relay system, its subordinate agents, and then the relay system itself.
To delete hosts:
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Make the System Configuration window the active window, and select the host or hosts you want to delete.
The hosts you select are highlighted in the System Configuration window.
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From the Edit menu, select Delete.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
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Click OK.
The selected hosts are deleted.
You can also delete hosts by searching for them in the Find dialog box. For details, see 6.1.5 Deleting found hosts from system configuration information.