HP Systems Insight Manager 7.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for MS Windows

Importing data from a CMS
1. Before data can be imported, the following requirements must be met:
• All operating system and database level user credentials on source CMS must be created
on target CMS.
• Target CMS must have HP Insight Software 6.3 or later installed.
• The CMS must be a clean installation and have no prior configurations.
NOTE: The import process deletes any existing data from the target CMS as the import
proceeds.
IMPORTANT: If data import fails for a component, the component database may lose its
data, and the component may become unstable. HP recommends that you take a snapshot
of all databases before proceeding with the import. The snapshot can be taken by running
the export operation on the target CMS, or your user specific backup method. If the import
fails, the database may be recovered from the snapshot. If one component fails during import,
the entire import operation fails. The import process deletes any existing data from the target
CMS as the import proceeds.
2. Copy the exported zip file to the target CMS. For example, from the source system copy
[HPSIM]\data\configdata-export\Products.zip to the destination CMS [HPSIM]\
data\configdata-import\Products.zip directory.
3. For remote databases the remote SQL server must have access to a local share.
a. The target CMS and the remote SQL are in the same domain.
b. On the target CMS, the folder [SIM]\data\configdata-import is shared.
c. In the remote DB server, the SQL service is running with the same user as the Administrator.
d. Enable xp_cmdshell in SQL Server 2005
4. To import your data, enter the following CLI command:
mximport [-f<filename.zip>] [-p password]
• -f is optional. If you do not pass the filename, the Products.zip is read from
[HPSIM]\data\configdata-import.
• -p is mandatory. Specify the password as part of the command or you will be prompted
to enter the password. The password must be the same password used to create the
export file.
Post migration steps
HP recommends running the configure and repair agent settings on the target CMS against the
discovered systems. The options chosen should include to reset the trap, indicate destinations as
well as reconfiguring any certificates used by the System Management Homepage, iLO, or OA
for Single sign-on.
Supported configurations include configuring WBEM and SNMP settings, SSH authentication mode
and trust relationships. You can configure these options using HP Systems Insight Manager CLI
mxQuery and mxTask commands.
HP Systems Insight Manager has a configure and repair agent settings tool (CRA) that allows
configuration of SNMP, WBEM, SSH, and trust relationships on systems. The import tool will create
a collection and task XML file that can be added to the HP SIM CMS in order to assist with
reconfiguration of the environment. These files are located at [HPSIM]\config\migration\
CRA. The XML file names correspond to the CRA Collection and Task and are named
HPSIMCRAQuery.xml and HPSIMCRATask.xml respectively.
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