This option allows you to request that a remote server running NOTIF reload its *.ncf configuration files. The Reload server option is used to make configuration changes active on a remote server. For example, if an *.ncf configuration file is pushed to a remote server through the Push to server option, or a specific *.ncf package file is pushed to a remote server through the Push package to server option, the configuration changes on the remote server will not become active unless the Reload server menu option is selected.

Note:

Care should be taken to ensure there are no conflicting configurations within multiple *.ncf files on the remote server, as the order in which these files are read is undetermined. Use only one *.ncf file on a remote server.

When you select the Reload server option in the NOTIF Editor:

  1. The Connect to a Server dialog box appears. Choose the remote server where you want to reload the configuration file and click OK.

  2. If there are other *.ncf files in the remote server besides the *.ncf file you are pushing from your local server to the remote server, note that all of the *.ncf files on the remote VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF Adapter Platform or SAM server will be reloaded in the corresponding BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf/<config> directory.

  3. After the remote server has reloaded the configuration file(s), the Reload Complete dialog box appears. This dialog box confirms that the new configuration in the *.ncf file has been reloaded and is persistent in the remote server. Click OK.