Importing data

Explains how to import data between two Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart systems. You can save metadata to files so they can be shared with other users in different locations. Do not rename or delete export files, or change their content. To exchange export data between systems, either move, copy, or rename the entire directory

Procedure

  1. Click Import-Export Configuration in the Configuration tab.
  2. Click the Import option.
  3. Click Browse to go to the target directory where the files are stored.
  4. Select a profile to import from the Type of Data list. These commands are configured in the impexp.conf file, with each data type having import and export profile parameters specified in the configuration file. The following data types are available:
    Option Description Operation Profile(s)
    formulas Import of metrics used for collections.
    • importFormulas (default) - Imports all formulas (listed below) from the database.
    • importCustomFormulas - Imports all custom formulas (formulas a user creates manually; not formulas in Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager Technology Packs) from the database. The custom data indexes* are greater than 100000000.
    • importPsFormulas - Imports all formulas created by Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager Professional Services.
    • importPvlFormulas - Imports formulas created by Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager Application. The indexes for these formulas is less than 50000000.

    *where indices = database IDs.
    calendars Import period of collection configurations (no link with timezones).
    • importCalendars (default) - Imports all calendars. This profile includes the profiles below.
    • importCustomCalendars - Imports all calendars created by the users. The custom data indexes are greater than 100000000.
    • importPsCalendars - Imports all calendars created by IBM Professional Services.
    • importPvlCalendars - Imports all calendars created by Technology Packs. Indexes are less than 50000000.
    users Import of users and user permissions.
    • importUsers - Imports all users.
    elements Import of elements configuration.
    • importElements (default) - Exports all elements and groups.
    subelements Import of subelements configuration.
    • importSubElements (default) - Exports all subelements.
    • importSubElements_Skeleton - Exports subelement groups.
    • importLinks_subEltGroups/ aggregationSets - Exports the links between subelement groups and aggregations sets.
    dashboards Import of dashboards.
    • importDashboards - Exports all dashboards,
    resources Import of subelements and elements.
    • importResources - Combines exportElements and exportSubElements profiles.
    requests Import of data requests.
    • importRequests - Exports all data collection requests.
    thresholds Import of thresholds.
    • importThresholds - Imports all thresholds.
    inventory_profiles Import of inventory profiles.
    • importInventoryProfiles - Imports all inventory profiles.
    reports Import of reports.
    • importReports - Imports all reports.
    snmp_parameters Import of SNMP parameters.
    • importSnmpElements - Imports SNMP parameters.
    core_configuration Import of core configuration.
    • importCoreConfiguration - Imports core configuration
    all Import all of the data types.
    • importAllConfig - Exports all data types. Exports all data that can be exported using this module. This profile is a combination of all the export profiles of all the data types.
  5. Select an import profile from the Operation Profile list or accept the default. An import profile defines how to import data. For each data type, one or more import profile types are available.
  6. Click Run to start the import procedure. A progress bar indicates the status of the import procedure. The message bar at the bottom of the box displays the number of items processed, and errors and warnings (if any). Click Details to display more information about the import procedure.
  7. When the operation ends, click Close to exit the message box. After an import procedure is completed, a collector reload is performed and the collector is refreshed with the configuration changes.
  8. Click Close to exit the message box. After an import procedure is completed, a collector reload is performed and the collector is refreshed with the configuration changes.
    Note: While the format of the files generated is a resource manager (resmgr) format, individual files generated using Resource Manager cannot be imported using the importExport tool.