Importing Content

You can take regular backups of your custom and the out-of-the-box content and import it to a different environment.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you have downloaded the backup ZIP file. For details, see Creating a Backup.
• Ensure that all the users who own the custom dashboards or report schedules are present in the destination setup so that the custom content is assigned to the respective owners when the content is imported. Otherwise, the custom content of the owners who are not present in the destination setup will be skipped while importing the content.

Note: Only one export or import operation can take place at a time.

Procedure

1. From the left menu, click Administration > Control Panel, and then click the Content Management tile.
2. Click the Import tab and then, click Browse to select the downloaded ZIP file with the exported content.

   The data included in the ZIP file is displayed in the 'Data Available' table.

3. If there is a conflict while importing the content, you can select to either Overwrite existing content or Skip item(s).
   The import report with the timestamp is displayed after the import operation is complete. You can view this information under the Results section in the same page.
4. For content types with sensitive information, enter the password that you had set while exporting the content.
5. Click Import.
   After the import is completed, the content is available in the destination setup.

   Note: VMware Aria Operations SaaS does not support the export/import of Authentication Sources, Users, and Http Proxies.