Use this command to export administrator and authority
definitions from a server. You can export the information to sequential
media for later importing to another server, or you can export the
information directly to another server for immediate import.
Important: For
commands that export administrators or nodes, you must consider the
method of authentication. The Tivoli® Storage
Manager server cannot
export or import passwords for nodes or administrators that are authenticating
with LDAP directory servers. If the current authentication method
uses an LDAP directory server and the password is not already synchronized
by that server, you must update the password. After issuing the EXPORT command,
set the password by issuing the UPDATE ADMIN or UPDATE
NODE command.
Important: - If target and source server levels are not compatible, the operation
might not work. See the Administrator's Guide for
server compatibility requirements.
- You cannot use a CENTERA device class as the target medium for
an export command, or as the source medium for an import command.
Tivoli Storage
Manager exports
administrator information such as:
- Administrator name, password, and contact information
- Administrative privilege classes that are granted to the administrator
- Whether the administrator ID is locked from server access
You can use the QUERY ACTLOG command to
view the status of the export operation. You can also view this information
from the server console.
This command generates a background
process that can be canceled with the CANCEL PROCESS command.
If you export information to sequential media and the background process
is canceled, the sequential media that is holding the exported data
is incomplete, it must not be used for importing data. If a server-to-server
export background process is canceled, a partial import might result.
Evaluate any imported data on the target server to determine whether
you want to keep or delete the imported data. Review the import messages
for details. To display information about background processes, use
the QUERY PROCESS command.
Limitation: The Tivoli Storage
Manager server does
not convert code pages during export, import, and node replication
operations. If servers are running in different locales, some information
in databases or system output might become unreadable. Invalid characters
might be displayed, for example, in the contact information for the
administrator and client nodes, and in descriptions of policy domains.
Any field that is stored in the server character set and that includes
extended ASCII characters can be affected. To resolve the issue after
the import or node replication operation, update the fields with the
appropriate UPDATE commands. This server limitation
does not affect client data. Any client data that was exported, imported,
or replicated can be restored, retrieved, and recalled.
The EXPORT
ADMIN command takes two forms: Export directly to another
server on the network, or export to sequential media. The syntax and
parameters for each form are defined separately.
Table 1. Commands related
to EXPORT ADMIN| Command |
Description |
|---|
| CANCEL PROCESS |
Cancels a background server process. |
| EXPORT NODE |
Copies client node information to external
media or directly to another server. |
| EXPORT POLICY |
Copies policy information to external media
or directly to another server. |
| EXPORT SERVER |
Copies all or part of the server to external
media or directly to another server. |
| IMPORT ADMIN |
Restores administrative information from
external media. |
| QUERY ACTLOG |
Displays messages from the server activity log. |
| QUERY PROCESS |
Displays information about background processes. |