9.2.9 Backing up and restoring an alarm definition
You can use import and export processes to back up and restore alarm definitions separately. For details on how to export alarm definitions, see 6.4.10 Exporting alarm tables. For details on how to import alarm definitions, see 6.4.11 Importing alarm tables.
Note the following when importing an alarm definition into an instance of PFM - Manager running on a different host from where the alarm was exported:
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If a report is associated with the alarm, the same report definition must be present at the PFM - Manager where the alarm is being imported.
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If the alarm specifies an action handler, an action handler with the same name must be present in the Performance Management system managed by the instance of PFM - Manager into which the alarm is being imported.
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If the alarm specifies an action in the form of a JP1 event, the JP1 event in the alarm definition must be updated to suit PFM - Manager at the new environment.
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The data model used in the exported alarm must be set up at the PFM - Manager where the alarm is being imported.
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The PFM - Manager where the alarm is imported must use the same character set as the PFM - Manager from which the alarm was exported.