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CA CMDB Options

The following options control CA CMDB functionality.

allow_updates_to_inactive_ci

Specifies whether to permit inactive CIs to be updated. Default is NO (new installation) or YES (product upgrade). To uninstall this option, click Edit, Deinstall, Refresh. Then stop and restart the CA SDM server.

allow_updates_to_superseded_ci

Specifies whether to permit superseded CIs to be updated. Default is NO. To uninstall this option, click Edit, Deinstall, Refresh. Then stop and restart the CA SDM server.

ci_filter

Specifies whether to search for CIs in the CI List page. Default is YES. If the option is not installed, the CI search filter has no initial value. To uninstall this option, click Edit, Deinstall, Refresh. Then stop and restart the CA SDM server.

ci_hierarchy_levels

Specifies the number for levels (depth) to search for dependent services for CIs. Valid values are integers 0 (zero) through 9 (nine).

cmdb_model_class_inconsistency

Specifies to prevent, warn, or allow a CI class from being inconsistent with the class that a user specified in the optional CI model.

Prevent

Stops the CI save from occurring and displays an error message.

Allow

Allows the class and the class of the model to remain inconsistent.

Note: Use this option for compatibility with earlier releases of the product, such as CA SDM r12.6.

Warn

Updates the standard log (stdlog) with a warning and lets the save occur. For example, use this option if you want to transition from Allow to Prevent.

Default: Prevent

cmdb_versioning_maxrows

Specifies the maximum number of audit log and Change Order history entries that displays in the Versioning tab.

Default: 400

critical_service_relationship

Specifies a relationship type to identify dependent services for CIs. You can specify multiple relationships separated by a comma. For example, supports, is managed by.

Important! Installing or uninstalling an option requires you to restart the CA SDM servers. For advanced availability configuration, not all options require you to restart all the servers. Ensure that you read the Server Restart List before restarting any server.