4.9.2 Exporting and importing the logical-host environment definition file

You must export and import the logical-host environment definition file only if you perform any one of these operations listed below:

When you set up the logical host environment or set up the instance environment, you change the node system on the logical host.

For details about how to set up a logical host environment of PFM - Agent for Oracle, see the following sections:
- Windows: see 4.3.4(3) Set up the logical host environment for PFM - Agent for Oracle
- UNIX: see 4.4.4(3) Set up the logical host environment for PFM - Agent for Oracle
For details about how to set up an instance environment, see the sections below:
- Windows: see 4.3.4(6) Set up an instance environment
- UNIX: see 4.4.4(6) Set up an instance environment
When you set up the logical host environment of other Performance Management programs, you perform an operation that requires exporting and importing the logical-host environment definition file.
- The following sections describe how to set up the logical host environment of other Performance Management programs:
- Windows: see 4.3.4(7) Set up the logical host environment for other Performance Management programs
- UNIX: see 4.4.4(7) Set up the logical host environment for other Performance Management programs
When you specify network setting, you set the port numbers.

For details about how to specify the network settings, see the sections below:
- Windows: see 4.3.4(8) Specify network settings
- UNIX: see 4.4.4(8) Specify network settings

The following sections describe how to export and import the logical-host environment definition file:

Note that you do not have to export and import the logical-host environment definition file when you update only an instance environment.

For details about how to update an instance environment, see 4.9.1 Updating an instance environment.