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Interactions Between sysedge.cf and sysedge.mon

The SystemEDGE agent uses the sysedge.mon file as a backup to store the changes made through SNMP Sets that are not automatically entered in the sysedge.cf file. The file also stores runtime information, such as the current state of a monitor. Entries in sysedge.cf take precedence over entries in sysedge.mon.

When the agent performs a full (or cold) restart, it initally reads the sysedge.mon file in the data, then reads the sysedge.cf file and overwrites existing monitors (except current state information and notInService row status) and adds additional monitors. When the agent is reconfigured using the CA Virtual Assurance manager, it only reads the entries from the delivered sysedge.cf file.

If you manually remove a monitoring entry from sysedge.cf and that entry also exists in sysedge.mon, you must also remove it from sysedge.mon to prevent the agent from using it.