Import and export data integration properties
Import data integration properties
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You import properties to update the values assigned to them in a deployment. On a primary/replica cluster, you import the properties to the primary node.
You can import data integration properties from the user interface or via a Java Management Extensions (JMX) client.
Import data integration properties from the user interface
This procedure assumes that you already have an available properties file for import, that is that you or someone in your organization already exported one. For information about how to export a properties file, see Export data integration properties.
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On the main menu, click the Configuration icon. On the left menu, click Application in the Administration section.
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Click the Import button.

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Click the Select link under Properties file.

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Browse for where your properties file is located.
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If the file you selected contains password properties, you must enter the passphrase used when the file was exported. Otherwise, skip this step.

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Import data integration properties via JMX
To import data integration properties via JMX, follow these steps.
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Use a JMX client such as jconsole and connect to DI. |
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In the MBeans tree, open the node com.systar.aluminium.editor.impl.property.ImportExportPropertiesCommandsMXBean.
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You can then invoke the importProperties operation. The operation is self-documented in JMX.
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Export data integration properties
You export data integration properties to import them to another deployment.
You can export data integration properties from the user interface or via a Java Management Extensions (JMX) client.
Export an application from the user interface
To export an application from the user interface, follow these steps.
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On the main menu, click the Configuration icon. On the left menu, click Application in the Administration section.
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Click the Export button.

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Select the spaces you want to export properties from.

and click the Export button.
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If you select any space containing password properties under Space from which to export properties, you must provide a Passphrase to be used for encrypting said space. Enter the same value in the Confirmation text box.

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Export an application via JMX
To export an application with data integration properties via JMX, follow these steps.
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Use a JMX client such as jconsole and connect to DI. |
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In the MBeans tree, open the node com.systar.aluminium.editor.impl.property.ImportExportPropertiesCommandsMXBean
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You can then invoke the operation exportApplicationProperties.
The operation is self-documented in JMX.
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