nci_export

The nci_export tool exports data source, data type, service, policy, and project information from an instance of the Impact server to a specified directory.

This tool is in the $IMPACT_HOME/bin directory.

Important: You must run the script from the primary server. If you try to run the script from a secondary server, the script fails.

Note: The Impact server you are exporting data from must be running.

To run the script on the primary server, use the following syntax:

nci_export arguments options

You can only use the nci_export tool to export data from a primary server in a cluster. You cannot use it to export data from secondary cluster members. If you do try to export data from a secondary cluster member, Netcool®/Impact displays an error and creates an entry in the log file.

Important: The nci_export tool and nci_import tool should only be used to transfer data from a custom project. Do not use the tool to transfer the global project or built-in projects between different fix pack releases of Netcool/Impact as this risks overwriting data with the wrong fix pack version. The export or import of data from different major releases (such as 5.1.1 or 6.1.1) is not supported by these tools. You should consider the migrating tool instead.

Arguments

server name: The name of the server instance whose data you want to export.
directory: The directory where you want to store the exported data.
--project: This option is followed by the name of the project whose data you want to export. Use this option to export a single project.

Note: nci_export does not export Operator Views or UI Provider properties files. You have to copy those manually.

Examples

Use this command to export all data from the NCI instance to the /tmp/NCI_export directory:

./nci_export NCI /tmp/NCI_export

Use this command to export the data from the F00 project only on the NCI instance to the /tmp/NCI_export directory:

./nci_export NCI --project F00 /tmp/NCI_export