6.8.2 Exporting IM Configuration Management information

Using IM Configuration Management, you can export information held in the IM Configuration Management database to multiple files.

To export management information, execute the jcfexport command on the manager running IM Configuration Management.

The figure below shows the flow of processing when exporting management information with IM Configuration Management.

Figure 6‒50: Exporting management information with IM Configuration Management

Before executing the command, make sure you check the information to be exported in case the IM Configuration Management database contains management information that has not been applied in the actual system.

You can specify options in the jcfexport command to select the types of management information to export. For the command syntax, see jcfexport in 1. Commands in the manual Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Command and Definition File Reference.

The table below describes the range of information you can specify for export.

Table 6‒44: Range of specifiable management information for export
Type of management information (for export)		Export
Type of management information (for export)		Host information (`-m` option)	Remote authentication information (`-r` option)	System hierarchy (`-c` option)	Profiles (all hosts) (`-a` option)	Business group information (`-g` option)
Information about exported data		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Host information		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Remote authentication information		N	Y	N	Y	N
System hierarchy		N	N	Y	Y	N
Profile information	Event forwarding setting file	N	N	N	Y	N
	Log-file trap action definition file	N	N	N	Y	N
	Log-file trap startup definition file	N	N	N	Y	N
	Action definition file for event log trapping	N	N	N	Y	N
	Local action execution definition file	N	N	N	Y	N
Business group information		N	N	N	Y	Y
Monitoring group information		N	N	N	Y	Y

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Y: Can be specified.

N: Cannot be specified.

The table below describes the output formats of exported management information.

Table 6‒45: Output formats of exported management information
Management information	Output format
Information about exported data	Information about exported data is output to one file.
Host information	Information about managed hosts is output to two files.
System hierarchy	Information about the system hierarchy is output to one file.
Profiles	For agents: JP1/Base profiles on the agents are output to multiple files. For remotely monitored hosts: Profiles on the hosts are output to multiple files.
Business group information	Business group information is output to two files.
Monitoring group information	Monitoring group information is output to two files.

Information cannot be exported while import is in progress.

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