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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Trademark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Trademark of IBM Corporation
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Service Configuration Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Service Configuration Manager enables you to save the configuration of a
Netfinity service from a chosen system to a service configuration file (SCF).
This configuration file can then be used to restore the configuration back to
the same system, or it can be used (in conjuction with the Event Scheduler) to
propagate that configuration on whatever other similar systems you choose.
For Netfinity to best meet your needs on a particular system, you will
configure various services of Netfinity (for example, Alert Manager or Critical
File Monitor) the specific way you want them. The Service Configuration Manager
becomes useful to you if you have a number of similar systems you want to
configure in a similar way.
Once you have arranged a service as you desire on a sytem, you may use the
Service Configuration Manager to save the configuration of that service on that
system. Through the Event Scheduler or the command line interface, the
resulting service configuration file (SCF) may be used in several ways. For
example:
o The SCF file can be restored to a number of other systems, replicating
the configuration of the service across multiple machines
o The SCF file can be used as a backup in case of loss of a service
configuration on a system
o The SCF file can be used to quickly change the configuration of a
system's service as time or other condition warrants
o The SCF file can either augment or replace the service configuration on a
system, allowing standardization or addition of administrative facilities
The Service Configuration Manager window presents the service configuration
files that exist in the SCF directory. You may choose to:
o Edit an existing service configuration file (using the Service
Configuration File Editor)
o Create a New service configuration file (using the Service Configuration
File Generator)
o Delete an existing service configuration file
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Service Configuration Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Service Configuration Files selection list contains all currently defined
service configuration files. The list gives each file's name in the SCF
directory along with a user-provided description of the contents of the file.
You may select a file from the list and Edit or Delete it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Edit Service Configuration File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select a service configuration file from the file selection list and press Edit
to view the service configuration file and, optionally, prune undesired records
from it. These tasks are performed using the Service Configuration File
Editor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. New Service Configuration File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select New to generate a new service configuration file. This opens the Service
Configuration File Generator window. This window presents you with the services
and systems available for your use in generating the new SCF file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Delete Service Configuration File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select a service configuration file from the file selection list and press
Delete to remove the service configuration file from the system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Exit Service Configuration Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Exit to close the Service Configuration Manager service.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Service Configuration File Generator ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Service Configuration File Generator enables you to save the configuration
of a chosen service and a chosen system on your network as a SCF filetype.
Once saved, SCF files can be used (in conjunction with the Event Scheduler
Service) to:
o Replicate the configuration of the service across multiple systems
o Backup the configuration of the service so that the configuration can be
refreshed in the event of loss of a service configuration on a system
o Quickly change the configuration of a system's service as time or other
condition warrants
o Augment or replace the service configuration on one or more remote
systems, allowing standardization or addition of administrative
facilities
The Services selection list displays all Netfinity services (for example,
Alert Manager or Critical File Monitor) that have configurations which can be
saved by the Service Configuration Manager. The Systems selection list
displays all Netfinity systems you have discovered or included on your network
using the Remote Systems Manager. You can save the configuration of any one
service on any one machine to a service configuration file (SCF).
To create a service configuration file:
o Select a Netfinity service from the Services selection list.
o Select a Netfinity system from the Systems selection list.
o Type in the Filename field a name for the SCF file. This filename must
be a valid filename for storage in the Netfinity SCF subdirectory.
o Optional: Type in the Description field a description of the SCF file.
o Select OK.
When saving the service configuration of a remote system, it is not uncommon
for the service configuration file creation to be unsuccessful. This failure
is often due to the source system being off-line or to the source service
being protected by security. If the service configuration file creation is
unsuccessful, use Remote System Manager to ensure that the remote system is
online and that you have access to the service.
If service configuration file creation is successful, you will be asked
whether you wish to view or prune the new SCF file. Select Yes to open the
Service Configuration File Editor. Select No to return to the Service
Configuration Manager window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Services List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Services selection list displays all the Netfinity services (for example,
Alert Manager or Critical File Monitor) whose configurations can be saved by
the Service Configuration Manager. You must select one service as the source
for your new service configuration file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Systems List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Systems selection list displays all the systems you have discovered or
included on your network using the Remote Systems Manager. You must select one
system as the source for your new service configuration file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Filename Entry ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Filename field to specify the name of the service configuration file.
The filename must not include an absolute directory path, and it must be a
legal name in the file system of the SCF subdirectory of the Netfinity
executable directory. If the filename you specify already exists, you will be
asked whether you want to replace the previously created file with the new one.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Description Entry ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Description field to give the service configuration file a suitable
description. For example, you could cite the exact purpose or reason for the
file or specify the service and system as you wish to know them. Remember that
the filename and description are all you get to see in the first window of the
Service Configuration Manager. However, you do not need to provide a
description to create an SCF file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. OK - Save Configuration File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select OK to save the configuration from the chosen service on the chosen
system as the specified service configuration filename.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Cancel to close Service Configuration File Generator and return to the
Service Configuration Manager window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Service Configuration File Editor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Service Configuration File Editor enables you view the detailed information
about a service configuration file (SCF) and lets you remove any undesired
configuration records from the file.
The top of the window displays the following information:
o The full path name of the file
o The Netfinity service that the configuration apllies to
o The description given to the file when it was created, if any
o The name of the system from which the file was generated
o The date and time at which the file was generated
The rest of the window contains one or more record selection lists. These
lists show descriptive labels for all the records saved from the service
configuration. You can select these records and Delete them in order to
remove them from the service configuration file permanently. You may do this
if you want only a subset of the configuration contained on the original
system to be restored to other systems you configure using this SCF.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Records List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
One or more records selection lists appears when viewing a service
configuration file. These lists show descriptive labels for all of the
elements in the preserved service configuration. These elements vary depending
on the Netfinity service to which the SCF applies. For example, an SCF file
created for Alert Manager will feature record selection lists for configured
Alert Actions and Alert Profiles. To remove elements from the SCF file, select
a record from any of the selection lists and then select Delete.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Delete Records ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one or more records from the records selection lists and then select
Delete to remove the selected records from the file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Done ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Done to close this window and return to the Service Configuration
Manager window.