Setting Up Change Manager

Initialization

When you install the Change Manager server software, you are asked whether the Change Manager data is to be configured. If setup is requested, the database table files, the repository structure, and the Change Manager configuration data are created. If you skip the Change Manager data configuration step during installation, you must run the setup before Change Manager functionality is available.

After the Change Manager data is configured, you can reinitialize or remove Change Manager data at any time. If you choose to reinitialize the data, the database tables are reset to factory settings and the Change Manager data is removed.

Uninstallation

You can remove all Change Manager server software and, optionally, data. If you choose to preserve Change Manager data, the contents of the repository and Change Manager database tables are saved. A subsequent reinstallation of Change Manager software can use the preserved data.

Removing or initializing Change Manager data does not affect the topology, which is maintained by Sun Management Center.

Backup and Restore

The backup of Change Manager data involves both the Change Manager database tables and the Change Manager repository. You can back up the Change Manager database files by using the Sun Management Center es-backup command. es-backup backs up both Sun Management Center database files and Change Manager database files, including the Change Manager configuration data stored in the /var/opt/SUNWsymon/cfg directory. The es-restore command restores data that has been backed up by es-backup. For more information about es-backup and es-restore, see the Sun Management Center 3.5 User's Guide.

You can use Solaris tools, such as backup and tar, to back up the Change Manager repository. However, you must run es-restore to restore Change Manager and Sun Management Center database tables.