You can reapply the configuration to an individual
Policy Management device (server), or to all
Policy Management devices in a group. When you reapply the configuration, the
CMP system completely reconfigures the servers with topology information, ensuring that the configuration matches the data in the
CMP system. This action is not needed during normal operation but is useful in the following situations:
- When the servers of a cluster are replaced, the new servers come up initially with default values. Reapplying the configuration lets you redeploy the entire configuration rather than reconfiguring the server field by field. You should also use the Rediscover Cluster operation to clear the failed status in the Cluster Information Report. See Rediscovering a Cluster for more information.
- After upgrading the software on a server, it is recommended that you reapply the configuration from the CMP system to ensure that the upgraded server and the CMP system are synchronized.
- The server configuration may go out of synchronization with the CMP system (for example, when a break in the network causes communication to fail between the CMP system and the server). If such a condition occurs, the CMP system displays the server status on the System with a message that there is a configuration mismatch. You can click the notice to display a report comparing the server configuration with the CMP database information. Reapplying the configuration brings the server back into synchronization with the CMP database.
CMP provides the following methods for reapplying a configuration:
If your system is configured with
Manager is NW-CMP enabled, to reapply a configuration, see: