Exporting CIM Instances 

Use

If you want to export your CIM instances with versioning, you have to use the Export administrative function.

Procedure

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       1.      Choose Administration ® Export.

The Export screen appears. The namespace that will be exported is displayed in a status bar.

       2.      From the Export Line dropdown box, select one of the following options:

¡        ALL to export all CIM instances

¡        LD to export the landscape data

¡        CR to export component repository data

¡        NR to export name reservation data.

If this is the first export for this export line, you have to perform a full export. For the next export, you can choose whether to perform an incremental export or a full export.

       3.      Choose Export.

The Administration screen appears and the status of the export is displayed at the top of the screen. When the export is complete, the Download screen appears.

The system has exported the data of the export line you have selected. This export is also saved to the database and you can use it later. You can import the data, for example, into other systems of your system landscape.

       4.      Choose Download full export file (or Download incremental export file).

       5.      Save the file to a directory of your choice.

       6.      To manage your exports, choose Export Administration.

A list of your previous exports is displayed. You can group multiple exports together and import them as a single aggregated file into another system.

You must import exports with versioning in the same sequence in which they were produced into the target system.

If you want to create a backup of a particular export line without versioning, on the Export Administration screen, choose Backup.