You can import an existing deployment environment definition
from another deployment manager to use as a base for configuring a
new deployment environment.
Before you begin
- On the administrative console of
the deployment manager navigate to Servers > Deployment
Environments.
- You must have a copy of an exported deployment environment definition
from another deployment manager.
- You must be able to access the deployment environment definition
file from the deployment manager into which you are importing the
deployment environment definition.
- The deployment manager that imports the deployment environment
definition must support at least all of the functions that are defined
in the deployment environment definition.
Required security role for this task: When
security and role-based authorization are enabled, you must log in
to the administrative console as an administrator or operator to perform
this task.
Important: You cannot import multiple deployment environment
definitions from a compressed file at the same time. You must extract
the definitions from the compressed file and then import the definitions
one at a time.
About this task
Importing an existing deployment environment definition to
create a new one can minimize the amount of time you spend configuring
a deployment environment. If an existing environment is similar to
the one you want to create, export it and then import it into the
deployment manager you are configuring.
Procedure
- Click Import in the Deployment
Environments page to launch the Deployment Environment
Configuration wizard.
The wizard starts with Load an external deployment
environment definition selected.
- Click Browse to open a file dialog
and select the deployment environment definition file to import or
type the full path to it.
- Click Next to load the configuration
and launch the Import deployment environment wizard.
The wizard displays the Select Nodes page,
unless all the node names match currently federated notes. If all
nodes match, the wizard displays the Database page.
Important: Clicking configure in any panel in the wizard configures
the deployment environment with the current values.
- Optional: From the list of possible nodes on
the Select Nodes page, select the nodes to include
in the deployment environment and click Next.
To include a node, select the check box next
to the node name. Use Node Mapping to map the
selected node to another node name.
Important: Next is not be available if
the nodes selected do not meet the constraints imposed by the imported
deployment environment definition. For example, if there is a requirement
for the deployment environment to contain a node named "Mandatory_Node" and
3 other nodes with any name, you will be unable to continue until
you select "Mandatory_Node" and 3 other nodes.
- On the Database page,
configure the databases for the deployment environment, then click Next.
On this page, define the database information for the components
that are included in this deployment environment. Where possible,
the wizard supplies default information for the parameters, but change
those values to match the values that you defined when you planned
the environment.
- Verify that the information on the Summary page
is correct and click Finish and Generate Environment to
save and complete the configuration of the deployment environment.
To exit without completing the configuration click, Finish.
Results
When the configuration completes, you can
examine the configuration files to view the changes.
What to do next
Either save the changes to the master
configuration or discard them.