3.3 The Commands Used
- Jenni Wallin
The main benefits with the vcexport/vcimport commands compared to the systemexport/systemimport commands are:
The exported configurations are easier to read, which also makes it easier to compare the new export with any previous export.
The format is more compact than the traditional export format.
vcexport
usage: vcexport [options]
This command exports configurations from in a format that is adapted for version control systems. The
vcexport command exports the configurations into a flat structure, i e with file extensions instead of directories. For each exported configuration, a .xsd file will be generated in which the structure of the data is stored, which will produce a more compact format than the other export commands can offer.
[-d, --directory] Use this option to specify in which directory you want to place the exported data. If the directory does not exist, it will be created. Use this option to exclude system data from the export. For example, you can exclude ECS related data, event categories, and workflow alarm values. [-f, --folders] Use this option to specify which folders you want to include in the export. For example, [-im, --includemeta] Use this option to include meta data in the export. This will not be done by default, since not including meta data will make it easier to make a file compare between the exports. [-o, --overwrite] Use this option to enable existing exports in the stated directory to be overwritten.Options Description [es, --excludesysdata] mzsh <user name>/<password> vcexport -d MyDirectory/ -f Default Alarms will export the configurations in the folders Default and Alarms to the directory MyFolder. If this option is not used, the configurations in all folders will be exported.
vcimport
usage: vcimport [options]
This command imports exports made with the vcexport command.
[-d, --directory] This option is mandatory and is used to state from which directory you want to import data. [-y, --dryrun] Use this option to parse import files without importing them. [-f, --folders] Use this option to specify which folders you want to include in the import. For example, [-m, --message] Use this option to add a message to identify the import.Option Description mzsh <user name>/<password> vcimport -d MyDirectory/ -f Default ECS will import the configurations in the folders Default and ECS. If this option is not used, configurations in all folders will be included.
Note!
If a key or name conflict occur, the imported data will not overwrite existing configurations.