7.8.3 Importing IM Configuration Management information
Using IM Configuration Management, you can import exported management information.
To import management information, execute the jcfimport command on the manager running IM Configuration Management. When you execute this command, host information about the manager on which the jcfimport command is executed is overwritten. (This information is registered in the IM Configuration Management database.)
The figure below shows the flow of processing when importing management information with IM Configuration Management.
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Because importing information changes the data held by the IM Configuration Management database, we recommend that you back up the existing data in the database before performing an import operation. If an error occurs during import, the data will be rolled back to its previous state.
When importing information, you can select the management information to be imported by specifying options in the jcfimport command. For the command syntax, see jcfimport in Chapter 1. Commands in the manual JP1/Integrated Management 2 - Manager Command, Definition File and API Reference.
The following table describes the range of information you can specify for import.
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Type of management information (for import) |
Import |
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Host information (-m option) |
Remote authentication information (-r option) |
System hierarchy (-c option) |
Profiles (all hosts) (-a option) |
Business group information (-g option) |
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Information about exported data |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
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Host information |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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Remote authentication information |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
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System hierarchy information |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
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Profile information |
Event forwarding setting file |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
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Log-file trap action definition file |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
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Log-file trap startup definition file |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
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Action definition file for event log trapping |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
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Local action execution definition file |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
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Business group information |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
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Monitoring group information |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
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Y: Can be specified.
N: Cannot be specified.
To apply the imported management information for IM Configuration Management to an actual system, you need to apply the system hierarchy in the Edit Agent Configuration window or the Edit Remote Monitoring Configuration window. For details about how to apply the system hierarchy, see 3.2.4(3) Applying a system hierarchy to a system managed by IM Configuration Management in the JP1/Integrated Management 2 - Manager Configuration Guide.
Management information cannot be imported while any of the following operations are in progress in IM Configuration Management:
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Collect, verify, synchronize, or apply the system hierarchy; obtain or release update rights to the system hierarchy
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Collect, edit, or delete host information
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Collect, edit, save, apply, or batch-distribute profiles
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Export or import management information