7.5.7 Obtaining and releasing exclusive editing rights for a configuration file
Before you collect or edit configuration files, you must obtain exclusive editing rights to the files so that they cannot be edited from another instance of IM Configuration Management - View.
Because exclusive editing rights are obtained for each JP1 product on a host, the exclusive editing rights for JP1/Base and the exclusive editing rights for a remotely monitored host can be obtained separately. Therefore, for example, the profiles on a remotely monitored host can be edited while JP1/Base profiles are being edited. Also, you can obtain exclusive editing rights for multiple hosts and multiple JP1 products at the same time.
This section describes how to set and release exclusive editing rights for configuration files.
- Organization of this subsection
(1) Obtaining exclusive editing rights
Exclusive editing rights are required to perform the following operations:
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Edit a configuration file
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Add, delete, start, or stop log file traps of JP1/Base 09-10 or later, or the profiles on a remotely monitored host
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Export or import configuration files
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Collect configuration file information from lower-level hosts
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Update information in a profile tree
To obtain exclusive editing rights for configuration files, perform either of the following:
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In the tree display area in the Display/Edit Profiles window, click the JP1 product name (JP1/Base) or the profile for remote monitoring (remote monitoring), and then select Exclusive Editing Settings from the Edit menu.
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In the tree display area in the Display/Edit Profiles window, right-click the JP1 product name (JP1/Base) or the profile for remote monitoring (remote monitoring), and then select Exclusive Editing Settings.
(2) Releasing exclusive editing rights
To release exclusive editing rights for configuration files, perform either of the following:
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In the tree display area in the Display/Edit Profiles window, right-click the JP1 product name (JP1/Base) or the profile for remote monitoring (remote monitoring), and then select Release Exclusive Editing.
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In the tree display area of the Display/Edit Profiles window, click the JP1 product name (JP1/Base) and then choose Edit and Release Exclusive Editing. In the tree display area in the Display/Edit Profiles window, click the JP1 product name (JP1/Base) or the profile for remote monitoring (remote monitoring), and then select Release Exclusive Editing from the Edit menu.