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AboutexportingandimportingAdminPointsettings
AboutexportingandimportingAdminPointsettings
About exporting and importing AdminPoint settings

The CLI utility lets you import or export location, grouping, and SLA settings from AdminPoint. This can be useful if you want to copy specific settings from one Precise installation to another, or if you prefer to add or edit settings without using the AdminPoint user interface.

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ExportSettingscommand
ExportSettingscommand
Export Settings command

The Export Settings command exports the settings defined in the following AdminPoint dialog boxes to an output file in XML format:

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Windows    infra\bin\psin_cli.bat
                    -i3-user <user_name>
                    {-i3-encrypted-password <encrypted_password>
                    | -i3-clear-password <clear_password>}
                    -action export-settings
                    -dialog <settings_dialog_type>
                    -settingsfile <path_&_name_of_output_file>
UNIX             ./infra/bin/psin_cli.sh
                    -i3-user <user_name>
                    {-i3-encrypted-password <encrypted_password>
                    | -i3-clear-password <clear_password>}
                    -action export-settings
                    -dialog <settings_dialog_type>
                    -settingsfile <path_&_name_of_output_file>

Dialog argument

The following table describes the syntax of the dialog argument.

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ElementDescription
dialog settings_dialog_name

The type of dialog to be exported. The possible values are:

  • locations
  • grouping
  • sla
settingsfile path_name_of_output_fileThe name of the XML file to export the setting dialogs data to.

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ImportSettingscommand
ImportSettingscommand
Import Settings command

The Import Settings command imports the settings defined in the following AdminPoint dialog boxes from an input file in XML format:

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Windows    infra\bin\psin_cli.bat
                  -i3-user <user_name>
                  {-i3-encrypted-password <encrypted_password>
                  | -i3-clear-password <clear_password>}
                  -action import-settings
                  -dialog <settings_dialog_type>
                  -settingsfile <path_&_name_of_output_file>
UNIX          ./infra/bin/psin_cli.sh
                  -i3-user <user_name>
                  {-i3-encrypted-password <encrypted_password>
                  | -i3-clear-password <clear_password>}
                  -action import-settings
                  -dialog <settings_dialog_type>
                  -settingsfile <path_&_name_of_output_file>

Dialog argument

The following table describes the syntax of the dialog argument.

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ElementDescription
dialog settings_dialog_name

The type of dialog to be exported. The possible values are:

  • locations
  • locations-full
  • grouping
  • sla
settingsfile path_name_of_output_fileThe name of an XML file to export the dialog settings data to.

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Preparingthesettingsimportfiles
Preparingthesettingsimportfiles
Preparing the settings import files

The settings import file assembles the settings that are defined in the following AdminPoint dialog boxes:

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Each dialog box requires its own import file. You can create this file either manually or by running the export settings command. See Export Settings command on page 100.

About the locations/locations-full settings import file

Below are details regarding the various locations settings import file.

Locations

Use the locations option when you want to append locations to your previous locations definitions.

Locations-full

Use the locations-full setting if the location settings file represents the entire locations definitions that should be defined in the system.

Info

Using this setting will replace all previous locations definitions.

Import file structure

The locations/locations-full settings import file is structured as follows:

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ElementDescription
Location nameThe name of the location. May not exceed 20 characters.
IP fromThe lowest IP within the range. The address should suit the IP mask 253.255.255.255.
IP toThe highest IP within the range. The address should suit the IP mask 253.255.255.255.
Location proxy_aliasThe alias name of the warehouse system the Location is assigned to. '*' indicates all warehouse systems.

About the grouping settings import file

The grouping settings import file is structured as follows:

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Technology nameTechnology codeEntity nameEntity code
SAPSPTransactionsA
SAPSPApplication ServersP
SAPSPServersS
WebWWURLsA
WebWWTransactionsP_T
WebWWSAP TitlesP_ST
WebWWPeopleSoft PanelsP_PG
WebWWServersS
WebWWInstancesI
WebWWPagesBT
WebWWURL File ExtentionsUE
WebWWDomainsSI

About the SLA settings import file

The SLA settings import file is structured as follows:

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