Distributing configuration objects

Before you use the BMC Server Automation Console to manage a virtual environment, you must distribute the appropriate configuration objects to the target platform as described in this topic.

To run the Distribute Configuration Objects Job

1. From within the BMC Server Automation Console, navigate to the Jobs folder.
2. Select a job group under which you want to create your Distribute Configuration Objects Job.
3. Right-click the job group and select New > Administration Task > Distribute Configuration Objects. This starts the job wizard.
4. Provide a name for the job and click Next.
5. On the Selected Configuration Objects panel, in the Available Configuration Objects section, expand the Global Configuration Objects list.
6. Select the configuration object appropriate for your virtualization platform, as listed in the following table, and add it to the Selected Configuration Objects section.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
   
   where <version> represents the version number of the Configuration Object, for example, v83,000,000 for version 8.3.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Targets panel, select the appropriate target server for your platform.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
   
9. Click Finish, and execute the job.