You can use the vSphere Replication 8.5 Configuration Import/Export Tool to import replication configuration data from a previously exported XML file.
Prerequisites
- Provide a clean vSphere Replication installation, registered with the same vCenter Server instance or with a vCenter Server instance with the same inventory as the exported.
Procedure
Results
The vSphere Replication 8.5 Configuration Import/Export Tool creates new replications using the exported XML file.
Example
-jar /opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/vr-impex-tool-<version>.jar --format --importProperties=/opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/sample.properties --path=/opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/ ***Copyright (c) 2018-2019 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.*** Initiating using properties file. Establishing connection... Collecting data... 2019-08-23 02:13:10,246 INFO - Importing hms data. Reading file... Reading file done. 2019-08-23 02:13:10,636 INFO - Import hms configurables started. 2019-08-23 02:13:11,478 DEBUG - Getting profiles for server with guid 'd83b4ce0-4530-4a45-b493-5f137598d3f2'. 2019-08-23 02:13:11,510 DEBUG - Getting profiles for server with guid '1c0f9490-3ac3-4546-af4a-10ab4ee634c7'. 2019-08-23 02:13:11,525 DEBUG - Starting import of replications. 2019-08-23 02:13:11,619 DEBUG - Importing Replication Group for server with guid 'd83b4ce0-4530-4a45-b493-5f137598d3f2' is complete. 2019-08-23 02:13:13,834 DEBUG - Importing Replication Group for server with guid '1c0f9490-3ac3-4546-af4a-10ab4ee634c7' is complete. 2019-08-23 02:13:13,834 INFO - Import VR configurables ended. Imported : 2 . Import ended successfully.