Multinode Configuration Management

Config Synchronization

The config synchronization feature supports simple configuration management across an enterprise without requiring you to deploy the systems as a cluster. You synchronize a partial configuration from the running configuration on the source system to the running configuration on one or more target systems.

To configure config synchronization rule:

  1. Log into the nSA as a Tenant Admin.

  2. From the ICS menu, click Gateways, then click Multinode Configuration and then select Config Synchronization.

  3. In the Config Synchronization page, click Create Config Sync Rule.

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  4. Enter Config Sync Rule Name, select a Gateway or Cluster, and enter Description.

  5. Under Target Gateways, select Gateways and Clusters to synchronize.

  6. Under Select Configuration, select a configuration to synchronize to the target Gateways and Clusters.

  7. You can expand all the configurations using Expand All and select all the configurations using Select All. You can expand each group and select the required settings.

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  8. Look for any dependent configuration and select the required settings. The Review Dependencies button will appear at the bottom of the page.

  9. Select the Mode: Manual or Automatic. Automatic option will sync the targets whenever there is change in source configuration.

  10. Select the Action: Merge or Replace. The Merge option applies only changes in source to the targets, whereas the Replace option replaces the targets configuration with the source configuration.

  11. To review the dependencies, click Review Dependencies.

    - To make any changes, click Skip and select the required dependencies.

    - To proceed with the changes, click Select Dependencies and Proceed.

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  12. Click Create Config Sync Rule.

    The config sync rule gets listed in the Config Synchronization page.

To edit an existing config sync rule:

  1. In the Config Synchronization page, click on the config sync rule name that you want to edit.
  2. In the Edit Rule page, make the necessary changes. You cannot modify the rule name and source Gateway or Cluster.
  3. Click Update Config Sync Rule.

  4. If Manual Mode is selected, then in the Config Synchronization page, select the check box corresponding to the config sync rule that you modified. Then click Trigger Config Sync Rule icon.

    The Preview Config Sync Rule page appears.

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  5. Preview the config sync rule details, and click Trigger Rule.

    Preview before sync works only when one manual config sync rule is triggered.

To delete one or more config sync rule(s):

  1. In the Config Synchronization page, select the check boxes next to the config sync rule names that you want to delete.
  2. Click the Delete icon.
  3. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

To view the config sync rule status on the target gateways:

  1. Click on the config sync rule name that you want to view the status.
  2. Click the Status tab.

    A list of target gateways, their config sync rule status and brief description is displayed.


The following alerts are generated:

  • Config Sync Rule Deleted - This alert is generated when the Config Sync rule is deleted.
  • Config Sync Rule Updated - This alert is generated when the Config Sync rule is updated.
  • Config Sync Target Cluster Deleted - This alert is generated when the Target Cluster, which is in the Config Sync rule, gets deleted.