The VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF Editor allows you to manipulate the *.ncf files on a remote VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF server by pushing (or storing) the VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF Editor configuration to the remote server and optionally instructing VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF within that server to reload the *.ncf files. Reloading of the *.ncf files reloads all*.ncf files in the corresponding BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf/< config>directories in the remote VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF server.

Note:

Ensure there are no conflicting configurations within multiple *.ncf files as the order in which these files are read is undetermined. Use only one *.ncf file on a remote server.

The Push to server option saves the existing open configuration to a file on a remote VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF Adapter Platformor SAM server of your choice. When you select this option:

  1. The Connect to a Server dialog box appears. Choose the remote server where you want to store your configuration and click OK. A prompt may appear to type a password to connect to the remote server.

    Note:

    The first time you connect to a given server when you use the VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF Editor during a given work session, type a password when the prompt appears. After that, the prompt to type a password does appear on that server.

  2. The Directorydialog box appears. Choose the directory location on the remote server where you want to store your configuration and click OK.

    Figure 1. Directory dialog box

  3. The Select Remote Filedialog box appears. This is the name of the *.ncf file that you are storing on the remote server. The *.ncf file is always stored to the BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf/< config>directory on the remote server. Select the *.ncf file you want to push to the remote server and click OK.

    Figure 2. Select Remote File
    Note:

    If an *.ncf file already exists in the /local/conf/< config>directory on the remote server, a prompt appears to overwrite the existing *.ncf file or cancel.

  4. The Push Completedialog box appears. This dialog confirms that the *.ncf file has been pushed to the remote server and prompts you to reload the VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF processor on that server so that the new configuration takes effect.

    Note:

    Reloading of the *.ncf file on a remote VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF server reloads all*.ncf files in the corresponding icoi/ics directories in that server. Care should be taken to ensure there are no conflicting configurations within multiple *.ncf files as the order in which these files are read is undetermined.

    Figure 3. Push Complete dialog box

  5. Click Yesto reload the VMware Smart AssuranceNOTIF processor to make the new configuration active on the remote server.

  6. The Reload Completedialog 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.

    Figure 4. Reload Complete dialog box