Creating a new change file

Use this procedure to create a new change file from an existing agent's configuration. This file contains the changes that have been made to the default configuration and applied to the specified agent's configuration.

Before you begin

Before you begin to create a new change file from a PATROL Agent's configuration, make sure you have completed the following prerequisites:

• You have read Configuring the BMC PATROL Agent
• You have read Overview of the xpconfig configuration utility and Overview of xpconfig functions.
• You have started the xpconfig configuration utility.

To create a new change file

1. At the primary window, use the up and down arrows to set the port number for the PATROL Agent's host.
2. Select the host from the list of hosts by scrolling the list and clicking the host name.
3. Click the Get Configuration button at the bottom of the host list.
    A series of messages is displayed to show the progress of the operation.