3.4 Setting business groups

The following prerequisites must be satisfied to set business groups:

• The IM databases (the integrated monitoring database and the IM Configuration Management database) are enabled.

  For details about how to enable the IM databases, see 1.4 Creating IM databases (for Windows) for Windows and 2.4 Creating IM databases (for UNIX) for UNIX.

• Information about the JP1 users that will manage the business groups is in hand.

  For details about the JP1 users for business groups, see 14.5.4 Considerations for business groups in the JP1/Integrated Management 3 - Manager Overview and System Design Guide.

  Important

  When you use the business group functionality, set either of the following settings after installation:

  For Windows

  • If you do not use the host mapping functionality

    Execute the following command from the command prompt, and overwrite the file: jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy_default.csv to jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy.csv.

    copy Manager-path\conf\imcf\jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy_default.csv Manager-path\conf\imcf\jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy.csv

  • If you use the host mapping functionality

    Execute the following command from the command prompt, and overwrite the file: jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy_hostmapping.csv to jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy.csv.

    copy Manager-path\conf\imcf\jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy_hostmapping.csv Manager-path\conf\imcf\jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy.csv

  For Unix

  • If you do not use the host mapping functionality

    Execute the following command from the shell prompt, and overwrite the file: jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy_default.csv to jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy.csv.

    # cp /etc/opt/jp1imm/conf/imcf/jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy_default.csv /etc/opt/jp1imm/conf/imcf/jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy.csv

  • If you use the host mapping functionality

    Execute the following command from the shell prompt, and overwrite the file: jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy_hostmapping.csv to jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy.csv.

    # cp /etc/opt/jp1imm/conf/imcf/jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy_hostmapping.csv /etc/opt/jp1imm/conf/imcf/jp1cf_treedefaultpolicy.csv

This section covers the following topics.

• Creating business groups

• Adding hosts to business groups

• Deleting hosts from business groups

• Using Central Scope to monitor business groups

Organization of this section

• 3.4.1 Creating business groups

• 3.4.2 Adding hosts to business groups

• 3.4.3 Deleting hosts from business groups

• 3.4.4 Using Central Scope to monitor business groups

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