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Update Device Reconfiguration Manually

Reconfiguration changes to a discovered device can affect the metric families that are associated with the device. The device reconfiguration can be updated manually when the Automatically Update Metric Families option is not selected in the associated monitoring profile. In this case, you view the event logs to identify reconfiguration events that you want to update the metric families for.

When the metric family is updated, Data Aggregator has an accurate representation of the device configuration. Reports that you generate reflect accurate information.

Follow these steps:

1. View the event logs to identify reconfiguration events for which you want to update the metric families.
2. Click Monitored Devices from the Monitored Inventory menu for a Data Aggregator data source.

   The Tree View tab opens.

3. Select Device by Collection from the drop-down list, and select the monitored device that was updated from the corresponding tree view.

   The Polled Metric Families tab shows the consolidated monitoring profiles that are associated with a device. Devices only have one consolidated monitoring profile. Each consolidated monitoring profile lists every metric family that can be polled on the device and whether the device supports the metric family.

4. Select the metric family for which you want to update the configuration and click Update Metric Family.

   Your device configuration is updated and Data Aggregator does the following steps:

   • Generates an event on the monitored device.
   • Identifies new components and creates them.
   • Identifies components that are no longer present and retires them.

     Note: By default, retired components are not synchronized with CA Performance Center. To enable this option, select the Synchronize retired items checkbox on the Edit Data Source dialog on the Manage Data Sources page in CA Performance Center.

   • Identifies existing components that have changed from a previous Discovery. The Name column changes, if applicable.

     Note: Historical data is accessible and can be reported on.

More information:

View Monitored Devices

How to Manage Change Detection