Specifications

How to Import a Database
You can import a NetSight database (Console release 1.5) containing previously configured ASM components
into the NetSight 2.2 database. Several preparations and caveats should be understood prior to importing
elements from the earlier version into Automated Security Manager 2.2.
Make a Backup of your current NetSight 2.2 database (use the Database tab of the Server Information
view). Importing components from the 1.5.1 database into 2.2 will overwrite all existing ASM tables
in the database.
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Log Entry Details are not imported. Log Entries from release 1.1 are imported, however attempting to
open the Log Entry Details view will result in an error message.
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When importing from a remote client, Custom Action Scripts and Custom Undo Scripts must be
manually copied to their proper location on the server. This is because only the paths to scripts are
imported to the server; the scripts themselves are not imported to the server. Copy your custom scripts
to the <install area>\
Enterasys Networks\NetSight
Console\server\plugins\AutoSecMgr\scripts
directory on the server.
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You must populate the NetSight Database with devices prior to importing ASM components. Either
convert the prior version of the NetSight database or Discover the devices on your network.
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Devices, Device Groups, Profiles, Users, and Authorization Groups that are already in the NetSight
2.2 database will not be changed.
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You must have read and write file access in the directory from where you want to Open an earlier
database and where you will Save the updated database.
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Errors detected during the import are reported in the Events View − Automated Security tab. Examine ASM
Events View entries following import and correct any errors reported before enabling responses.
Importing a Database
To import a database:
Pull down the File menu and select Database > Import ASM 1.5 Database from the menu. A
confirmation window opens, advising that you will be overwriting any existing ASM components in
the database.
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Click OK to continue with the import. (Or click Cancel to abort the operation.) A file browser
window opens where you can navigate to locate a particular (previously saved) database.
NOTE: When initiating an import from a remote client, the file browser points to the local file
system on the client, not to the file system on the server. The database from the local
system will still be imported, but the result will be imported into the current database on
the NetSight Server.
2.
Select the database and click OK. When completed, the information about the import is listed in the
Automated Security Events View.
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