The template mechanism enables you to tune DMP parameters and attributes by dumping the configuration values to a file, or to standard output.

The template file is divided into sections, as follows:

Loading is atomic for the section. DMP loads each section only if all of the attributes in the section are valid. When all sections have been processed, DMP reports the list of errors and warns the user. DMP does not support a partial rollback. DMP verifies the tunables and attributes during the load process. However, Symantec recommends that you check the configuration template file before you attempt to load the file. Make any required corrections until the configuration file validates correctly.

The attributes are given priority in the following order when a template is loaded:

Enclosure Section > Array Name Section > Array Type Section

If all enclosures of the same array type need the same settings, then remove the corresponding array name and enclosure name sections from the template. Define the settings only in the array type section. If some of the enclosures or array names need customized settings, retain the attribute sections for the array names or enclosures. You can remove the entries for the enclosures or the array names if they use the same settings that are defined for the array type.

When you dump a configuration file from a host, that host may contain some arrays which are not visible on the other hosts. When you load the template to a target host that does not include the enclosure, array type, or array name, DMP ignores the sections.

You may not want to apply settings to non-shared arrays or some host-specific arrays on the target hosts. Be sure to define an enclosure section for each of those arrays in the template. When you load the template file to the target host, the enclosure section determines the settings. Otherwise, DMP applies the settings from the respective array name or array type sections.