11.6 Modifying the Archive Server Information

You must update the archive server information in the Basic elements of the sys:\arkManager\arkConfig.xml file if you modify any of the following information for the archive server:

If you change the administrator user’s password on the network or if you change the root user’s password in MySQL, you must also update the passwords that arkManager uses when it starts. ArkManager cannot restart until you pass it the correct passwords in the arkConfig.xml file.

For information, see Section 3.3, Understanding Archive Server Properties and Section B.2, Sample of a Basic Configuration for ArkConfig.xml.

  1. Stop ArkManager.

    For information, see Section 11.2, Stopping ArkManager.

  2. Stop the MySQL instance for ArkSQL.

    For information, see Section 11.4, Stopping the MySQL Server and ArkSQL.

  3. In a text editor, open the sys:\arkManager\arkConfig.xml.

  4. Modify the settings, as necessary, for each of the mandatory elements with the new values of your system.

  5. Review your XML code to make sure that all required tags are present and that tags are well-formed.

  6. Save the sys:\arkManager\arkConfig.xml file.

  7. Start ArkManager.

    For information, see Section 11.1, Starting ArkManager.