Export a content pack to share content between VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) instances or with VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) users on the community. All fields that are used in the queries, charts, and alerts selected for export are included in the exported content pack.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are logged in to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs (SaaS) web user interface as an administrator.

Procedure

  1. Expand the main menu and click Content Packs.
  2. On the relevant tab, locate the content pack that you want to export. You can use the search functionailty to find the content pack.
  3. If the content pack has more than one version, in the content pack card, click the version drop-down menu to select the version that you want to export.
  4. Click Actions > Export.
    Note: You can export only an enabled version of a content pack.
  5. In the pop-up window, enter the following metadata for the content pack:
    Option Description
    Name

    Enter a name for the content pack.
    Namespace

    Enter any user-driven namespace such as com.mycompany.content.
    Version

    Version this exported content pack as it can be reimported in the same product as a private content pack, which is visible only in the same region or organization.
  6. Select the user-defined elements that you want to export.
  7. Click Export and save the file to a location on your computer.

Results

The exported file with extension .lint is stored in the specified location. The details of the content packs in this file are JSON formatted.