Use a Properties File to Import Site Recovery Manager Configuration Data

You can use a properties file to simplify or automate the import of Site Recovery Manager configuration data from an XML file.

Prerequisites

• Provide a clean Site Recovery Manager installation, registered with the same vCenter Server instance or with a vCenter Server instance with the same inventory as the exported.
• Verify that you have Java 1.8.x or later installed and environment variables configured on the Site Recovery Manager host virtual machine.
• Verify that you have prepared an srm_configuration.properties file.

Procedure

1. Download the VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.3 Configuration Import/Export Tool .zip file in a folder on the Site Recovery Manager host virtual machine.
2. Extract the tool from the archive.
3. Open a command shell, navigate to the download folder, and run the following command.
   java -jar import-export-tool-8.3.0-<build_number>.jar --importProperties=Path_to_properties_file --path Path_to_exported_XML_file