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5 Log in to the Orchestrator client application.
6 Create a package that contains all the Orchestrator elements that you created or edited.
a Click the Packages view.
b Click the menu button in the title bar of the Packages list and select Add package.
c Name the new package and click OK.
The syntax for package names is domain.your_company . folder . package_name . For example,
com.vmware.myfolder.mypackage.
d Right-click the package and select Edit.
e On the General tab, add a description for the package.
f From the Workflows tab, add workflows to the package.
g (Optional) On the Policies, Actions, Web View, Configurations, Resources, and Used Plug-Ins tabs,
add policy templates, actions, Web views, configuration elements, resource elements, and plug-ins
to the package.
7 Export the package.
a Right-click the package to export and select Export package.
b Browse to select a location where you want to save the package and click Open.
c (Optional) Sign the package with a specific certificate.
d (Optional) Impose restrictions on the exported package.
e (Optional) Deselect the Export version history check box if you do not want to export the version
history of the package.
f Click Save.
8 Import the Orchestrator configuration to the new Orchestrator server instance.
a Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface of the new Orchestrator instance as vmware.
b On the General tab, click Import Configuration.
c Type the password you used when exporting the configuration.
This step is not necessary if you have not specified a password.
d Browse to select the .vmoconfig file you exported from your previous installation.
e Select whether to override the Orchestrator internal certificate and network settings.
Select the check box only to restore your Orchestrator configuration and the .vmoconfig file is the
backup file of the same Orchestrator configuration.
f Click Import.
9 Import the exported package to the new Orchestrator instance.
a Log in to the Orchestrator client application of the new Orchestrator instance.
b From the drop-down menu in the Orchestrator client, select Administer.
c Click the Packages view.
d Right-click within the left pane and select Import package.
e Browse to select the package that you want to import and click Open.
Certificate information about the exporter appears.
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