Configuring the Service Assurance Manager (version 7.1+)

Prerequisites

You can configure the Service Assurance Manager 7.1 using the Global Manager Administration Console. Configuring Domains, Chapter 5 of the Smarts Service Assurance Manager Configuration Guide provides instructions. However, if you need to be able to restart the Service Assurance Manager without a repository while retaining the configured settings,use the procedure outlined below.

Procedure

1. At BASEDIR/smarts/bin, enter the following command: sm_edit ../conf/ics/ics-mcast-default.xml.
2. Find the <domainconfig> section.
3. Add a configuration section as follows, if it is not already present and enabled. The sample entries use the default server name, and show the “enable” value in bold, where you may need to change the value.

   The Smarts Service Assurance Manager Configuration Guide provides detailedconfiguration information.

   Multicast Manager
   <domaintype
   name="INCHARGE-MCAST-SUITE"
   dxaConfFile="dxa-mcast.conf"
   MinimumCertainty="0.24"
   SmoothingInterval="65">
   <description>Type for INCHARGE-MCAST-SUITE</description>
   <hook enable="False">ics/dxa-sample-hook.asl</hook>
   <domainname><INCHARGE-MCAST></domainname>
   </domaintype>
   <domain
   name="INCHARGE-MCAST"
   domaintypename="INCHARGE-MCAST-SUITE"
   enable="True">
   <description>InCharge MCAST Domain</description>
   </domain>

4. Save the file.
5. Enter the following command to load the file:
   sm_config -s <Multicast Server Name> import ics-mcast-default.xml