Manage Extended Markup Language (XML) Configurations Option Produces an Invalid Error Message When Applying an XML File to a New Fabric (4855354)

You can use the Sun Management Center console's Manage XML Configurations option to open an XML file for editing. You can also apply any configuration information the file contains to an unconfigured fabric. The term unconfigured fabric refers to a fabric that has been created and started, but does not yet contain any member data, such as descriptions of compute nodes.

An XML file can be opened for editing without being associated with an unconfigured fabric. However, if the file will be used to configure a fabric, that fabric must first be created and started. See Document Affected: Appendix B, “Importing Preconfigured XML Files Using the Manage XML Configurations Option” in Sun Fire Link Fabric Administrator's Guide (4841740).

When you select the Manage XML Configuration option, two dialog windows might be displayed. If there is only one Configuration window, you can proceed with your configuration. If there are two dialog windows, the active window is labeled Error and the inactive window is labeled Configuration. The Error window displays the following message:

Getting FM Info Values 

This message is generated because the newly created fabric name does not yet contain fabric data. Ignore this message and proceed with importing the XML configuration file.

Workaround: Complete the following steps to finish applying the fabric data contained in an XML file to an empty fabric:

1. Press the OK button on the Error dialog window.

   This closes the Error window, making the Configuration window the active window.

2. In the Look In field of the Configuration dialog window, enter the full path of the directory that contains the XML configuration file you want to import. Press Return.

   Displayed in the window is a list of the files that are contained in the specified directory.

3. Select the XML configuration file that you want to import. The file name is displayed in the File Name field.

4. Click the Open button to open the selected file.

   The contents of the selected file are displayed in the viewing area. If you want to change the file, you can edit the file here. If you want to use the contents to configure a fabric, proceed to Step 5.

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   Note –

   You must press Return in Step 2 and then select the XML file of interest, as described in Step 3. Do not bypass the list that is displayed and manually enter the file name in the File Name field. The file will not open if you manually enter the file name.

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5. Click on the Configure button to apply the XML file contents to the fabric.