When the VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF processor starts up on a server or the Remote > Reload server option in the VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF Editor is selected, VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF browses the BASEDIR/smarts/conf/<config> and local/conf/<config> directories for files that end in ".ncf". The *.ncf files are VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF configuration files. VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF loads each*.ncf file into the VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF processor and combines them to create the running configuration on the Adapter Platform or SAM server where VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF is running.

Note:

The use of *.ncf files in VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF is a major architectural change from previous versions of NOTIF. VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF now loads configurations from *.ncf files, one at a time, rather than connect to an VMware Smart Assurance repository.

VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF configuration files (*.ncf files) are XML files that you can edit using the VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF Editor. “VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF Editor functionality” on page 19 provides an overview of how the VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF Editor works.

When VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF reads an *.ncf configuration file and loads the entire configuration from the configuration directories (that is, the /conf/<icoi or /ics> or /local/conf/<icoi or /ics> directories), the cumulative configuration is written to an *.ncf file in the local/logs directory (for example, the INCHARGE-OI.<configfilename>.ncf file). In this way, you can determine the specific VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF configuration elements that are running on a particular server. The *.ncf file written to the local/logs directory is generated when you either start up VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF or select the Remote > Reload server option in the VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF Editor.

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When you install the VMware Smart Assurance Service Assurance Manager version 9.2, VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF is not enabled by default. You must start VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF by performing the steps described in “Starting VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF” on page 66.