Overview

The data maintained and used by Change Manager exist in several places:

• The Change Manager file repository contains copies of all managed files, Flash archives, boot media, and so on. The repository is created and configured using the Change Manager installation tools. It is managed using the usual Solaris file system tools.

• The Sun Management Center topology contains data about managed systems and groups of systems. Change Manager operates on data contained in the topology. Sun Management Center can also operate on the same data. The topology is created and managed using Sun Management Center tools.

• Additional information, or "metadata," about objects in the file repository and in the topology is maintained in the Change Manager database tables, which share a schema in the Oracle database underlying Sun Management Center. The metadata tables are created and managed using the Change Manager installation tools.

• Unique Change Manager configuration data files, some that a user can edit.