You can export User Group configurations from one VMware Aria Operations and import into any VMware Aria Operations .

Export User Groups

  1. From the left menu click Administration > Control Panel, and then click Access Control tile.
  2. In the User Groups tab, select the user groups to be exported. Click the horizontal ellipsis next to Add and then, click Export.

The user groups .json file is downloaded to the default download location.

Import User Groups

  1. From the left menu click Administration > Control Panel, and then click Access Control tile.
  2. In the User Groups tab, click the horizontal ellipsis next to Add and then, click Import.
  3. Click Browse and select the user groups .json file.
  4. In case of a conflict, select either Overwrite existing User Groups or Skip User Groups.
  5. Click Import.

Important Points

  • User group’s scopes are matched in the target VMware Aria Operations , which means user group’s scopes references are exported, then assigned to the user group while importing only if those scopes exist on the target VMware Aria Operations .
  • User group's roles are matched in the target VMware Aria Operations , which means user group's role references are exported, then assigned to the user group while importing only if those roles exist on the target VMware Aria Operations .
  • User group's members are matched in the target VMware Aria Operations , which means user group's member references are exported, then assigned to the user group while importing only if those users exist on the target VMware Aria Operations .
  • Import of the external user groups fails if their authentication source is not found in the target VMware Aria Operations .
  • The traversal specifications are not imported or exported in VMware Aria Operations.
  • An error message is displayed with details for failed imports.
  • User groups of type “Cloud Services Platform” can not be exported in VMware Aria Operations (SaaS).