Configuring and Administering CA XCOM Management Center › Update the Global Parameters File

Update the Global Parameters File

CA XCOM Management Center administrators with Super Admin authority can use the Global Parameters page to display or change the values of global parameters. However, the changes made to the global parameters take effect only when CA XCOM Management Center is restarted.

Note: Following the installation of CA XCOM Management Center, the following global parameters may need to be changed, if the installer sets them to fixed values that may not be appropriate:

Log and Trace Parameters

These parameters may need to be changed. They control the destination, format, and reporting level for log messages and trace information generated by CA XCOM Management Center.

General Parameters

These parameters may need to be changed. They specify parameters such as the default home directory for exported server and/or configuration items and default and maximum rows/page for tabular data.

Global parameters are stored in an xml file called xcom-globals.xml within the JBoss conf folder. This file is updated whenever parameters are changed using the Global Parameters page of CA XCOM Management Center. For more information about the format of the xcom-globals.xml file, see the appendix “Configuration XML Formats.”

Important! Because incorrect global parameter changes can render CA XCOM Management Center inoperable and the CA XCOM Management Center website inaccessible, we strongly recommend that you save a copy of xcom-globals.xml before making online changes to the global parameters. Problematic changes can then be reversed by restarting CA XCOM Management Center after reinstating the saved file.

To update global parameters

1. Log in to CA XCOM Management Center.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Admin.

   The Admin page appears.

   Note: If there is no Admin tab on the web page, it means that your login ID does not have Super Admin authority.

3. Click Global Parameters.

   The Global Parameters page appears, displaying the current global parameter values. The parameters are divided into groups and each group can be hidden or revealed by clicking the icon to the left of the group’s heading bar. The following sections describe the parameters in each group.

4. Edit the parameter values as required. For a description of each parameter, see the following section.
5. Click Save.

   The changes made to global parameters are saved.

Notes:

• If an optional parameter value is erased, the default value is saved for the parameter in the Global Parameters file.
• You can click Reset to reset the values on the page to the ones already stored in the Global Parameters file.