HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 Command Line Interface Guide

Description
The mxexport command enables you to perform the data migration export functionality and creates a ZIP
file, which migrates entire data from HP SIM 5.3.x or later to a new version of HP SIM 6.0 running on a
different CMS.
Options
-f
Specifies the name of the zip file. If a file name is not specified, the zip file will be created
under HP SIMs installed location \data\configdata-export with name as
Products.zip.
-p
Specifies the password. Minimum allowed length is 8 characters. If password is not specified
along with the command, you will be prompted to enter the password. This prevents the
clear text password from being exposed to unintended eyes.The same password is needed
to carry out import on another server in future.
Prerequisites
1. You must be a member of the local Windows Administrators group.
2. The source server has HP Insight Control Suite 3.0 or later installed, which includes HP SIM 5.3.x or
later.
3. Stop the HP SIM service and all other HP Insight Control software before running export function.
4. All Jobs and tasks must be completed. Ensure there are no running discovery, identification or deployment
tasks by viewing the task list in HP SIM GUI.
5. Determine if enough disk space is available on the server. The required disk space is dependent on
the size of the database.
Return values
No return value.
Note: This tool continues even if an HP Insight Control software fails during export.
Supported Platforms
All versions of HP SIM supported Windows operating system.
All versions of HP SIM supported SQL server local or remote database.
Post Export
Disable the CMS on the source server.
Examples
Example 1
To export data without specifying file name and password.
mxexport
Example 3
To export a data by specifying a password, enter
mxexport[-p d&e128Pa ]
Example 4
To export a data by specifying a filename, enter
mxexport[-f c:\data\Products.zip ]
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