Importing and Exporting
Opalis Integration Server enables you
to export Policies that you can import into any other Management
Server computer. This enables you to recreate your Policies on any
other computer running a Management Server. Exported Policies are
packaged into an OIS_Export file that you can save to a network
location or send as an email attachment. You can export all
Policies in a folder, or export a single Policy.
Exporting all Policies in a
folder
Note: You must check all Policies in
before you export them. Click the tab for each Policy and click the
Check In button on the
button bar. If you do not check Policies in before exporting them,
they will not be included in the export operation.
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Click the Actions menu and select Export. The Export dialog appears.
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2.
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In the File Location field, type the path
where the exported Policy will be saved. You can also use the
ellipsis (...) button the
browse for the location.
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3.
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Click the ellipsis button
(...) to the right of the
Policy Folder field. The
Select a Folder dialog
appears.
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4.
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Select the Policy folder that
you want to export and click OK. The Export dialog appears.
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Select Export the policies contained in sub
folders to export any Policies within the sub-folders of the
selected Policy
Folder.
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Select Counters, Variables, Schedules, and Computer Groups to export those Global
Resources with the Policy
Folder.
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Note: You cannot specify individual
counters, variables, schedules, or Computer Groups to include in an
export operation. Selecting the option for a resource includes all
items of that resource type.
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Select Export global configurations to export
any Object or Integration Pack configurations.
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Click Finish. All Policies will be exported
to the file that you specified.
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Exporting a single Policy
When you export a single Policy, all
counters, variables, Schedules and Computer Groups that the Policy
uses are included in the export operation.
Note: You must check all Policies in
before you export them. Click the tab for each Policy and click the
Check In button on the
button bar. If you do not check Policies in before exporting them,
they will not be included in the export operation.
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Right-click the tab of the Policy
that you want to export. The pop-up menu appears.
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Select Export. The Save As dialog appears.
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Select the location where you
want to save the export file and type a name for it. Click
Save. The Policy is
exported to the file that you specified.
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Importing a Policy
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In the Connections pane of the Client, select
the folder under which you want the imported Policy to
appear.
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Click the Actions menu and select Import. The Import dialog appears.
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In the File Location field, type the path and
filename of the Policy that you are importing. You can also use the
ellipsis (...) button the
browse for it.
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Select the Import policies option to import the
Policies that are contained within the exported Policy file.
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Select Counters, Variables, Schedules, and Computer Groups to import those Global
Resources from the Policy file.
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6.
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Select Import global configurations to import
Object or Integration Pack configurations.
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Select Overwrite existing global
configurations to replace any current settings with the ones
in the export.
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Note: The overwriting will replace the
entire set of configurations for a particular group. For example,
all of the SNMP settings will be overwritten and any currently
configured items will be deleted.
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Click Finish. All Policies and resources are
imported. If any existing Policies, counters, schedules, variables,
or Computer Groups have the same name as these resources in the
imported Policy, the Overwrite dialog appears for each type
of resource or Policy where a duplicate is found in the destination
tree. Select one of the following options:
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Yes – click to overwrite the resource
or Policy.
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Yes to All – click to overwrite this
resource or Policy and all other duplicated resources in this
import operation.
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Note: Variables that are overwritten by
choosing Yes or Yes to All will also prompt you to replace the
value of the variable. By clicking Yes on this secondary dialog you will
overwrite the variable value in the environment with value in the
export. By clicking No you
will keep the value in the environment.
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No – click to create a new resource or
Policy. Opalis Integration Server adds a number to the name of the
resource or Policy to create a unique copy of it. For example, a
resource called MyCounter would be added as MyCounter (1). To
assign your own name to the resource or Policy, finish the import
operation and find the unique copy of the resource or Policy that
you want to rename. Right-click on the resource or Policy, select
Rename, and type the new
name. Verify that the objects in your Policies use the correct name
of the resource.
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No to All – click to create a unique
resource or Policy for this resource or Policy and all other
duplicated resources or Policies in this import operation. This
will not overwrite existing resources or Policies that have the
same name.
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Cancel – click to stop copying further
resources or Policies. Resources or Policies that have already been
copied will appear in the destination tree.
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