Create Location Awareness configuration policy in command line

Products

• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation

Issue/Introduction

How to create a configuration policy for Location Awareness rules in command line ?

Environment

Client Automation - All Versions

Resolution

1. Create a xml file (loc.xml) containing the Location awareness rules like this :
   

   Example for 3 rules :

   <configuration>
     <allusers>
       <paramsection name="itrm">
         <paramsection name="agent">
           <paramsection name="solutions">
             <paramsection name="generic">
               <paramsection name="LocationAware" orgname="LocationAware">
                 <paramsection name="Locations" orgname="Locations">
                     <attribute name="type">table</attribute>
                     <attribute name="table">yes</attribute>
   
                     <paramsection name="Loc1" orgname="Loc1">
                       <parameter orgname="Location Name" name="Location Name" entity="Manager" value="PARIS"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Priority" name="Priority" entity="Manager" value="10"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Address Range" name="Address Range" entity="Manager" value="192.0.2.1-192.0.2.20"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Scalability Server" name="Scalability Server" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Subnet Scan" name="Subnet Scan" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Script" name="Script" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Alternate Scalability Server" name="Alternate Scalability Server" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Maximum Package Size" name="Maximum Package Size" entity="Manager" value="0"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Throttle factor" name="Throttle factor" entity="Manager" value="0"/>
                     </paramsection>
   
                     <paramsection name="Loc2" orgname="Loc2">
                       <parameter orgname="Location Name" name="Location Name" entity="Manager" value="BERLIN"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Priority" name="Priority" entity="Manager" value="10"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Address Range" name="Address Range" entity="Manager" value="192.0.2.21-192.0.2.50"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Scalability Server" name="Scalability Server" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Subnet Scan" name="Subnet Scan" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Script" name="Script" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Alternate Scalability Server" name="Alternate Scalability Server" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Maximum Package Size" name="Maximum Package Size" entity="Manager" value="0"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Throttle factor" name="Throttle factor" entity="Manager" value="0"/>
                     </paramsection>
   
                     <paramsection name="Loc3" orgname="Loc3">
                       <parameter orgname="Location Name" name="Location Name" entity="Manager" value="MADRID"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Priority" name="Priority" entity="Manager" value="10"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Address Range" name="Address Range" entity="Manager" value="192.18.0.*"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Scalability Server" name="Scalability Server" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Subnet Scan" name="Subnet Scan" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Script" name="Script" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Alternate Scalability Server" name="Alternate Scalability Server" entity="Manager" value=""/>
                       <parameter orgname="Maximum Package Size" name="Maximum Package Size" entity="Manager" value="0"/>
                       <parameter orgname="Throttle factor" name="Throttle factor" entity="Manager" value="0"/>
                     </paramsection>
   
                 </paramsection>
               </paramsection>
             </paramsection>
           </paramsection>
         </paramsection>
       </paramsection>
     </allusers>
   </configuration>

    

2. Execute following command

   ccnfregdb -f loc.xml -name polname -o
   

   
   
   Replace polname by the name of the configuration policy
   
   Remarks :
   - If the configuration policy does not exist, it will be created
   - If the configuration policy already exists and contains others settings, Location Awareness is added and others settings are kept
   - If the configuration policy already exists and contains already a location Awareness table, this table is overwritten by the table from the xml file.