HP Netsight manual Editing the Backup Configuration File

Overview of NetSight Element Manager

Editing the Backup Configuration File

When you perform a backup action, the Data File Manager looks in five directories in the \NetSight Element Manager x.x directory — \Data, \Bin, \Filters (and its automatically-created subdirectories), \Maps (or your configured Maps directory), and \Exports (or your configured Exported Files directory) — for the files and/or file types specified in the Backup Configuration File. Any files you wish to back up must be either specifically named (Tools.dat) in the Backup Configuration File or of a type (*.map) listed in the file; files must also be present in one of the five directories.

If you change the default Maps and/or Exported Files directory (via the Directories

TIP Options available in the Tools—>Optionswindow), the Data File Manager will automatically back up any specified files that reside in the new default directories. Any files that reside in the original default directories, however, will no longer be backed up.

To view or edit the list of data files that will be backed up, click on Edit Configuration File. A text file display (stored as \NetSight Element Manager x.x\bin\emanfil.db), showing the current list of files and file types that will be backed up (Figure 2-17).

Figure 2-17. Sample NetSight Element Manager Backup Configuration

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