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Reconfiguring a NerveCenter Server from the Command Line

An alternative to using the NerveCenter Administrator to configure a NerveCenter Server is to use the utility ImportUtil. Using this utility allows you to reconfigure a setting on more than one NerveCenter Server at a time by changing one file and importing it to all the relevant servers.

 
  To reconfigure a NerveCenter Server from the command line:

1. Find the file imputil.ini.
   • In a typical NerveCenter installation on Windows, this file can be found in the folder Sms, in the NerveCenter folder.
   • In a typical NerveCenter installation on UNIX, this file can be found in the directory install_path/userfiles, where install_path is typically /opt/OSInc.

     The file imputil.ini is made of a number of sections that include a section header and keys.

2. Before making any changes, create a backup copy of the file imputil.ini.

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      You will not be able to restore the original imputil.ini after making changes to the file, unless you first make a backup copy.

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3. Delete all but the relevant sections to be changed.

   All sections in the file are optional. If you remove a section, including the section header and keys, ImportUtil does not change or delete any values in the NerveCenter configuration settings for that key.

   For example, if you are changing a value found only in the section [CONFIG_SERVER], you delete all sections except the section header and the values in the [CONFIG_SERVER] section. ImportUtil will only change the values pertaining to that section.

4. Within the remaining sections, delete everything but the section headers and the relevant keys.

   Any new values left in imputil.ini will overwrite the old values. To avoid having placeholders overwrite legitimate values, delete any unnecessary keys before running ImportUtil.

   For example, if within the [CONFIG_SERVER] section you only want to change the value of the key InformNCListenPort, delete all but the following:

   [CONFIG_SERVER]

   InformNCListenPort = port

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      If you are configuring either the section [CONFIG_PLATFORM_NETNODENOTIFY] or [CONFIG_PLATFORM_MAPSUBNETS], you need to include all values, including old values. ImportUtil deletes values from the NerveCenter configuration settings that are not included in these sections. Please read the comments before each section in this file for more information.

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5. Change the values by replacing the placeholders after the equal sign (=) with valid values.

   Unless otherwise noted, you may not leave the value after a key blank.

   For example, if you want to change the value of the key InformNCListenPort to 6024, change the file to read:

   [CONFIG_SERVER]

   InformNCListenPort = 6024

6. Save the changed file.
7. While the NerveCenter Server is running, run the utility ImportUtil from a UNIX shell or a Windows command prompt by typing:

   importutil imputil.ini

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      You must either be in the same directory as the imputil.ini file or include the full pathname of the imputil.ini file.

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NerveCenter notifies you upon successful completion of the reconfiguration.

For more information about each section in imputil.ini, refer to Information About imputil.ini Sections.

Information About imputil.ini Sections