About SiteConfig and K2Config settings

Many settings and operations, such as network settings, adding/removing devices, and software versions, are managed by both the SiteConfig application and the K2Config application. Each application has its own XML file in which information is stored. You can keep the applications in synch by using an orderly task flow as you configure the K2 SAN.

When doing initial installation and configuration tasks, you can export/import system information from one application’s XML file to the other application’s XML file. You can also merge from K2Config into an existing SiteConfig system description. These export/import/merge features support a one-time process in which a system as described in the XML file of one application is imported into the XML file in the other application. The target XML must not already contain the system being imported.

When you change a setting in one application, it is not automatically updated directly in the other application. The applications do not communicate dynamically with one another. However, both applications can read settings as currently configured on the actual physical device and update their XML file accordingly. This is the method you must use to keep the applications in synch.

When you change a setting that is managed by both applications, you should change it first in SiteConfig, as a general rule. This application gives you the best context for the system as a whole and provides features to identify and verify changes. Once the change is implemented on the actual physical device, you must then open the relevant page in the K2Config application. This causes the K2Config application to refresh its settings from the device and write the change to its XML file. It also allows you to verify your change within the context of the K2Config application.