nci_import

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The nci_import tool imports Impact data sources, data types, policies, services, and projects that were previously exported from an instance of the Impact server using nci_export.

About this task

To import data in Impact on the cloud, the Impact server (nciserver) must be scaled down to 1. If your nciserver is already scaled to 1 server, you can skip to Step 4.

Procedure

Scale nciserver to zero:

oc scale sts <release name>-nciserver --replicas=0

Edit the stateful set and set NCISERVERS_REPLICA_COUNT to 1:
```
oc edit sts <release name>-nciserver
```

Scale nciserver to 1:

oc scale sts <release name>-nciserver --replicas=1

Wait for nciserver-0 to restart, then copy the exported data to the nciserver. The following example assumes the data is in a directory called nci_0_export:
```
oc rsync <local path>/nci_0_export <release name>-nciserver-0:/tmp/nci_0_export <local path>/nci_0_export
```
Log into nciserver:
```
oc rsh <release name>-nciserver-0
```
Go to the Impact home directory:
```
cd /opt/IBM/tivoli/impact/
```
Run the import command:
```
./bin/nci_import NCI_0 /tmp/nci_0_export
```
Note: If you changed the Impact instance name, replace NCI in the command with your instance name. For example, if the instance name is BAK, the import will be for BAK_0.

Important: When the nci_import operation is complete, you must restart Netcool®/Impact to apply the changes.