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Chapter 5 Working with Configurations
Importing Configurations
Youcanimport(copy)aconfigurationandallitsvirtualmachinefilesfromSMBshare.
ExportandimportoperationsrequireanopenSMBportontheESXServerhosts.
AlthoughtheinstallationoftheStage Managersoftwaretakescareofopeningthatport,
beawareofthisrequirementincasesomeonecloses
theportaftertheinstallation.To
checktheportstatus,usetheesxcfg-firewall -q smbClientcommandoneach
host.
Thisoperationinvolvesspecifyingastoragelease.See“ReviewingtheResource
CleanupTab”onpage 103.
To import a configuration
1Intheleftpane,clickServices.
2MovethepointerovertheservicenameandchooseDetailsfromthemenu.
3Click
theImportConfigurationbutton.
4Providetheconfigurationlocationandcredentials:
 UNCnameofthedirectory(relativeto theStage ManagerServersystem)from
whereyouwanttoimporttheconfiguration.Asamplepathis
\\10.6.1.246\ExportConfigs.UseEnglishcharactersfortheUNCpath.
 Usernameandpasswordfortheimportdirectory.
5ClickNext.
6Provideconfigurationdetails:
 Name
 (Optional)Description
 Timetodeletetheconfigurationormarktheconfigurationfordeletion
 Destinationdatastore
7ClickImport.