Workflow for maintaining IP Manager settings

Use the Configuration Manager to apply a centralized copy of configuration settings to all IP Managers in your deployment.

1. Log in to the M&R platform with your administrator username and password.
2. Select Administration > Modules > Smarts.
3. Select the Configuration Manager (Default: INCHARGE-CM).
   • Ensure that the IP Managers are assigned.
   • If not, add the IP Managers: Adding an IP Manager to Configuration Manager
   • To keep IP Managers assigned but disabled: Disabling an IP Manager from Configuration Manager control
   • To remove IP Managers: Removing an IP Manager from Configuration Manager control
4. Click one of the following: Polling, Thresholds, Device Access, Tagging, or an IP Manager for discovery configuration and make your configurations accordingly:
   • To configure settings for a selected group: Configuring settings for a selected group
   • To configuring matching criteria: Configuring matching criteria for a selected group
   • To configure target domains: Configuring target domains for a selected group
   • To add a description: Adding a description for a selected group
   • To configure device access: Configuring device access for a selected group
   • To configure tagging: Configuring unique identifier tags for a selected group
   • To configure the discovery process: Configuring discovery settings
   • To configure discovery filters: Configuring discovery filters
   • To create more groups: Adding a new group
   • To delete groups: Deleting a group
   • To change the priority order of the groups: Changing the priority of the groups
   • To copy the configuration of a group to make a new group: Copying the configuration of a group
5. Start the services for one or more IP Managers.

   Linux: Issue the command:

   /opt/InCharge/IP/smarts/bin/sm_service start <service_name>

   Windows: From the application server's desktop, select Start > Administrative Tools > Services and start the service.

   IP Manager	Service name
   IP Availability Manager	ic-am-server
   IP Performance Manager	ic-pm-server
   IP Availability and Performance Manager	ic-am-pm-server

   Before you start the service, if you have not already done so, you need to issue the sm_service install command to register the product: sm_service install commands for Linux and sm_service install commands for Windows

6. Click Push Settings:
   • If you changed configuration settings for one of the target IP Managers.
   • After you enabled the Config Enabled attribute for a target IP Manager.

   The Configuration Manager transfers the settings whenever the IP Managers connect or are reconnected, or when you click Push Settings.