HP-UX IPSec Version A.03.00 Administrator's Guide

Exporting the Configuration Database to a Batch File
The ipsec_config export command exports the contents of the configuration database to
a batch file that you can use as input for the ipsec_config batch command. You can then
use the batch file to re-create the configuration database if the database is corrupt or lost (see
“Re-Creating the Configuration Database” (page 139)), or use the batch file as a base for creating
a similar configuration on another system.
The ipsec_config export command can also take the output from the ipsec_config
show all command and to create a batch file.
NOTE: The ipsec_config batch command fails if you attempt to add items to a database
that already exist, such as IPsec policies with the same policy name or priority. Therefore, if you
use the output from the ipsec_config export command as input for the ipsec_config
batch command with the same database, the ipsec_config batch command will fail.
ipsec_config export Syntax
The syntax for the ipsec_config export command is as follows:
ipsec_config export -o outfile [-s source_file ]
Parameters
outfile
The name of the output file. You can use this file as input for an
ipsec_config batch command.
source_file
The name of the source file. The source file must contain the output from an
ipsec_config show all command. If you do not specify source_file,
ipsec_config executes ipsec_config show all on the local system
and uses the output as the source file.
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