Importing a system plan into an HMC

You can import a system-plan file into a Hardware Management Console (HMC) from various types of media, a remote FTP site, or the computer from which you remotely access the HMC. You can then deploy the imported system plan to a system that the HMC manages.

You can import a system-plan file into the HMC from any of the following locations:

  • From the computer on which you remotely access the HMC.
  • From various media that is mounted on the HMC, such as optical discs or USB drives.
  • From a remote site by using FTP. To use this option, you must fulfill the following requirements:
    • The HMC must have a network connection to the remote site.
    • An FTP server must be active on the remote site.
    • Port 21 must be open on the remote site.
Note: You cannot import a system plan that has an identical name to any system plan that is available on the HMC.

To import a system-plan file, you must be a super administrator. For more information about user roles, see Manage Users and Tasks.

To import a system-plan file into the HMC, complete the following steps:
  1. Choose one of the following navigation options depending on the interface type of the Hardware Management Console (HMC):
    • If you are using an HMC Classic interface, complete the following steps:
      1. In the navigation area of the HMC, select System Plans. The System Plan page opens.
      2. In the tasks area, select Import System Plan. The Import System Plan window opens.

    • The HMC Classic interface is not supported in Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 8.7.0, or later. The functions that were previously available in the HMC Classic interface are now available in the HMC Enhanced+ interface.

      If you are using an HMC that is at version 8.7.0, or later, complete the following steps:
      1. In the navigation pane, click the HMC Management icon .
      2. Click All System Plans. The All System plans page is displayed.
      3. Click Import. The Import System Plan window opens.
  2. Select the source of the system-plan file that you want to import. Use the following table to complete the appropriate steps for importing the system plan from the selected source location of the file.
    Source of the system plan to import Complete the following steps:
    This computer
    1. Select Import from this computer to the HMC.
    2. Click Import to display the Upload File window.
    3. Click Browse.
    4. Select the system-plan file that you want to import and click Open.
    5. Click OK to upload the file.
    Media
    1. Select Import from media.
    2. In the System plan file name field, enter the name of the system-plan file.
      Note: The name of the system-plan file must end with the .sysplan file name suffix and can use alphanumeric characters only.
    3. In the Sub-directory on media field, enter the path in which the system-plan file is located on the media.
      Note: Specify the subdirectory location only, rather than the fully qualified path and file name.
    4. Click Import to display the Select Media Device window.
    5. Select the media that contains the system-plan file that you want to import.
      Note: Ensure that you know the name of the device that you want to select. For example, /media/sda1 is typically the default device name for the USB drive on most systems. However, device names can vary from system to system.
    6. Click OK.
    Remote FTP site
    1. Select Import from a remote FTP site.
    2. In the System plan file name field, enter the name of the system-plan file.
      Note: The name of the system-plan file must end with the .sysplan file name suffix and can use alphanumeric characters only.
    3. In the Remote site hostname field, enter the host name or IP address of the remote FTP site.
    4. In the User ID field, enter the user ID to use to access the remote FTP site.
    5. In the Password field, enter the password to use to access the remote FTP site.
    6. In the Remote directory field, enter the path in which the system-plan file is located on the remote FTP site. If you do not enter a path, the HMC uses the default path specified on the remote FTP site.
  3. Click Import. If the HMC returns an error, return to the Import System Plan window and verify that the information you entered is correct. If necessary, click Cancel, return to step 1b., and redo the procedure, ensuring that the information you specify at each step is correct.
    Note: If your HMC is at version 8.7.0, or later, click Refresh to view the imported system plan.

When you complete the process of importing the system-plan file, you can deploy the system plan in the system-plan file to a system that the HMC manages. If you imported the system-plan file from media, you can unmount the media by using the umount command from the HMC command-line interface.

Parent topic: System plans on the HMC
Related concepts:
System plans on the HMC
Related tasks:
Creating a system plan by using the HMC
Deleting a system plan from an HMC
Deploying a system plan by using the HMC
Exporting a system plan from an HMC
Viewing a system plan on an HMC
Related information:
Managing HMC users and tasks


Last updated: Wed, June 21, 2017