There appears to be some general confusion around the use of the various *settings.conf files, when they are loaded, what they do, etc. so let me attempt to clarify.  In normal operations, when a domain is loaded for the first time, we load the configuration files from their sections of the directory tree when the domain is started with no RPS file or with an RPS file but with --norestore.  Typically, we find that most users make changes to the various setting parameters and groups via the UI.  As a result, the settings in the files and the ones in the server have become divergent.  Loading them from the file could potentially overwrite good entries already stored in the server.  After the domain has been started for the first time, we do not re-read from the various *setting.conf files.  That said, if you want to maintain via a file rather than through the UI, it can be done.  There is an operation which can be called through dmctl (or an equivalent one using sm_tpmgr) that will load the contents of a particular file:  dmctl> invoke ICF_PolicyManager::ICF-PolicyManager loadSettings full_path_to_file_name  The path may include $SM_SITEMOD or other known environmental variables, but the system expects a fully qualified name as the argument.  NOTE:  This operation is intended to be additive - it will not remove stale entries that exist in the server and no longer exist in the file.  The UI can clean those up (or even a smarter loader), but at the moment you just need to be careful.  Regards, Bill
Does anyone know what is the purpose of IP/smarts/local/conf/discovery/ip-tag-settings.conf. I think its related to tagging but its not explained in any manuals. The entries in the file relates to what I see under "System IP Tag Groups" in Smarts console "Tagging" tab.    I tried commenting the whole file and restarted the AM, to see what changes I see  in the console - nothing changed. Is there anyway to see the changes in this file(ip-tag-settings.conf).   I'm trying to setup IP-Tagging without using the smarts console. Thanks
Purpose of IP/smarts/local/conf/discovery/ip-tag-settings.conf