Data migration of an existing Microsoft Windows CMS to a new Insight Management 7.0 system

In both examples, the export archive file is read from the root directory of the C: drive and is called

export.zip. Because the password was provided, you are not prompted for the password.

1. Sign in to the source CMS with OS-level administrative privileges. Make sure this is the same user

who installed the Insight Management.

2. Open a command prompt:

a. Navigate to Start Run.

b. Type cmd, and then click OK. The command prompt window appears.

3. In the command prompt window, execute the import command:

mximport

4. A prompt for a data encryption password appears. Type the password and press Enter. The

password does not appear in clear text.

IMPORTANT:

The password provided must be identical to the one used when the export

utility was run, otherwise the exported file cannot be read.

5. A dialog appears stating Is Database Remote (y/n)? Type Y and press the Enter key, otherwise

type N and press the Enter key.

If the database is remote, you are prompted to confirm whether the prerequisite configuration

steps have been followed for remote database access. Type Y if you have performed the steps, or

type N if you have not performed the steps. If you type N, follow the prerequisite steps in Step 2:

Configuring remote database access for the import operation to the target CMS, and then start the

import operation again.

6. A warning message appears indicating that the import wipes out all data from the database. Enter

Y to continue the import process, or enter N to terminate the import process.

7. After HP OO software is successfully imported, a warning message appears indicating there was

an error when deleting the directory <SIM Installed Drive>:\Program

Files\HP\Matrix infrastructure orchestration\data\DataMigrationTemp. This

message is expected and can be ignored.

Note:

The import process clears the data on the target system and database

before it actually imports any data into the target CMS.

Figure 2: Console output of import tool operation

C:\>mximport -f Products.zip

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