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JP1 Version 12 JP1/Integrated Management 2 - Manager Overview and System Design Guide


7.2.5 Editing the system hierarchy

Using IM Configuration Management, you can create and edit configuration definition information by adding, moving, or deleting hosts.

You can edit the system hierarchy in the IM configuration management viewer. Use the Edit Agent Configuration window for agents, or the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window for remotely monitored hosts.

If the configuration definition information is changed by any method other than IM Configuration Management, verify the system hierarchy to check whether the configuration definition information held in JP1/Base matches the configuration definition information held in the IM Configuration Management database.

For details, see 7.2.4 Verifying the system hierarchy.

The functions for editing the system hierarchy using IM Configuration Management are described next.

Organization of this subsection

(1) Obtaining update rights

When you apply the system configuration definition information, you must acquire update rights for configuration definition information so that the information cannot be applied from another IM configuration management viewer.

To acquire update rights for configuration definition information, perform either of the following:

If you attempt to obtain update rights while IM Configuration Management - View on another host has exclusive rights to the configuration definition information and profiles, an error message appears and the attempt fails. In this case, you must find out which user has exclusive rights in the Login User List window and revoke those rights.

(2) Adding hosts

You can add agents and remotely monitored hosts to the system hierarchy.

(a) Adding a host to the system hierarchy by using the Edit Agent Configuration window

To add a host to the system hierarchy, perform either of the following in the Edit Agent Configuration window:

  • Select a host in the Host List, and then move it to the tree display area by drag-and-drop operation.

  • Select a host in the tree display area, and then choose Edit and Add Host.

If a 3-tier system configuration is defined in the tree display area in the Edit Agent Configuration window, after the system hierarchy is applied, a manager defined in the middle tier is displayed as a relay manager in the tree display area on the IM Configuration page of the IM Configuration Management window.

Figure 7‒11: Adding hosts to the system hierarchy with IM Configuration Management

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(b) Adding a remotely monitored host to the system hierarchy by using the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window

To add a host to a system hierarchy, in the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window, select a host in the Host List, and drag it to the tree display area. Note that you cannot define a hierarchical configuration for remotely monitored hosts. If you manage remotely monitored hosts from the integrated manager, use the integrated manager to add the remotely monitored hosts directly under the integrated manager. If you manage remotely monitored hosts from base managers, use each base manager to add the corresponding remotely monitored hosts under that base manager.

(3) Moving hosts

In a system hierarchy, you can move base managers, relay managers, and agents. You cannot move remotely monitored hosts in a system hierarchy. To move a remotely monitored host, delete it from the system hierarchy, and then add it at the preferred position in the system hierarchy.

If you want to move an agent host to another tier in a system hierarchy, in the Edit Agent Configuration window, perform either of the following:

When you move a relay manager, the agents in its domain are also moved.

Figure 7‒12: Moving a host in the system hierarchy with IM Configuration Management

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The following table describes the types of higher-level hosts you can specify for each type of target host.

Table 7‒15: Types of higher-level hosts that can be specified when moving a target host

Target host

Specifiable higher-level host

Moved hosts

Integrated manager

--

--

Base manager

  • Integrated manager

  • Relay manager

The selected base manager

Relay manager

  • Integrated manager

  • Relay manager

The selected relay manager and the agents in its domain

Agent

  • Integrated manager

  • Relay manager

The selected agent

Remotely monitored host

--

--

Legend:

--: Cannot be moved.

(4) Deleting hosts

You can delete base manager hosts, relay manager hosts, agent hosts, and remotely monitored hosts from the system hierarchy.

To delete the entire system hierarchy, from the File menu, select New.

(a) Deleting an agent from the system hierarchy by using the Edit Agent Configuration window

To delete a host from the system hierarchy, perform either of the following in the Edit Agent Configuration window:

  • Select a host in the tree display area, and then move it the Host List by drag-and-drop operation.

  • Select a host in the tree display area, and then choose Edit and Delete Host.

When you delete a base manager or relay manager, the agents in its domain are also deleted from the system hierarchy. An integrated manager cannot be deleted.

(b) Deleting a remotely monitored host from the system hierarchy by using the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window

To delete a host from the system hierarchy, perform either of the following in the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window:

  • Select a host in the tree display area, and then move it the Host List by drag-and-drop operation.

  • Select a host in the tree display area, and then choose Edit and Delete Host.

(5) Saving edited information

You can save edited configuration definition information as a configuration definition file (jbs_route.conf) on a host on which the IM configuration management viewer is running.

Use the Save command to temporarily save a system hierarchy you are creating, or to manage records of a system configuration.

(a) Saving edited configuration information on an agent by using the Edit Agent Configuration window

To save edited configuration definition information as a configuration definition file (jbs_route.conf) on a host on which the IM configuration management viewer is running, in the Edit Agent Configuration window, select Save Agent Configuration from the File menu.

(b) Saving edited configuration information on a remotely monitored host by using the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window

To save edited configuration definition information as a configuration definition file (jbs_route.conf) on a host on which the IM configuration management viewer is running, in the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window, select Save Remote Monitoring Configuration from the File menu.

(6) Loading the system hierarchy

You can load the configuration definition information held in the IM Configuration Management database and the configuration definition information saved on a host on which the IM configuration management viewer is running.

(a) Reading the agent configuration information by using the Edit Agent Configuration window

In the Edit Agent Configuration window, you can load configuration definition information in either of the following two ways:

  • Information in the IM Configuration Management database

    To load the configuration definition information held in the IM Configuration Management database, in the Edit Agent Configuration window, select Acquire Agent Configuration from Server from the File menu.

  • Information on the IM Configuration Management - View host

    To load the configuration definition information saved in a configuration definition file (jbs_route.conf) on a host on which the IM configuration management viewer is running, in the Edit Agent Configuration window, select Open Agent Configuration from the File menu.

(b) Reading the remote monitoring configuration information by using the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window

In the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window, you can load configuration definition information in either of the following two ways:

  • Information in the IM Configuration Management database

    To load the configuration definition information held in the IM Configuration Management database, in the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window, select Acquire Remote Monitoring Configuration from Server from the File menu.

  • Information on the IM Configuration Management - View host

    To load the configuration definition information saved in a configuration definition file (jbs_route.conf) on a host on which the IM configuration management viewer is running, in the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window, select Open Remote Monitoring Configuration from the File menu.

(7) Exchanging hosts

You can exchange an agent or a remotely monitored host in the system hierarchy and an agent or a remotely monitored host in the Host List.

(a) Exchanging agents by using the Edit Agent Configuration window

To exchange hosts, perform the following in the Edit Agent Configuration window:

  1. Select a host in the tree display area, and select Exchange Hosts from the Edit menu.

  2. In the Exchange Hosts dialog box, enter a value for Host after the exchange.

(b) Exchanging remotely monitored hosts by using the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window

To exchange hosts, perform the following in the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window:

  1. Select a host in the tree display area, and select Exchange Hosts from the Edit menu.

  2. In the Exchange Hosts dialog box, enter a value for Host after the exchange.

(8) Configuring a base manager

To configure a host as a base manager, you must configure the settings both on the integrated manager host and on the host you want to configure as a base manager.

For details, see 3.2.4(1)(e) Setting a site manager in the JP1/Integrated Management 2 - Manager Configuration Guide.

(9) Releasing the settings for a base manager

To release the settings for a base manager on a host, you must release the settings both on the integrated manager and on the base manager.

For details, see 3.2.4(1)(f) Removing a site manager in the JP1/Integrated Management 2 - Manager Configuration Guide.