User`s guide

IMPORTANT Use of the CLI should be restricted to advanced users who exercise caution when testing out
their scripts.
Import/Export and CW were automatically installed on your Collector machine during your
VCMinstallation. Import/Export and CW can only be run on a Collector machine. Refer to the following
sections to get started with each tool.
VCM Import/Export
1. To start Import/Export on your Collector machine, click Start > All Programs > VMware vCenter
Configuration Manager > Tools > Import Export Tool.
2. To use Import/Export, you must identify a source for the data to be imported or exported. Click
Connect to Source (or Connect to Target, if you are exporting). The Connect to Data Store dialog box
appears.
3. If you are importing, you can either select a Server in the drop-down list or type a server name in the
text box, or import VMware content supplied by Installation Manager. To import content, click the
ellipses button (...) to the right of the File text box, and then browse to the appropriate Content
Package, commonly located at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\CM\Content\.
NOTE To add a new database, enter the database name into the selection field.
4. Identify a Target (destination) for the data to be exported on the Target tab. The target identifies the
database to be imported into or compared with, or an xml file to be imported into or compared
against.
5. If importing to a database, compare the selections made on the Source tab with the Target database.
Specifically, you can compare the names of items and elements selected on the Source tab with the
corresponding names of items and elements in the target database. Any duplicate items and elements
must be resolved before you can continue with the import operation.
For detailed procedures on any of these steps, click Help > Contents, then select the appropriate topic
from the left Table of Contents pane.
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