XML exporter command parameters describes the command parameters to use with sm_xml.

Table 1. XML exporter command parameters

Parameter

Description

Optional flag

Options:

--server=<name>

Name of the target manager. By default, this manager name is INCHARGE.

-s

--broker=<location>

Alternate location of the VMware Smart Assurance broker. Must be typed as host:port. The default is the broker specified for the manager at installation.

-b

Commands:

import [--exit-on-error] [--verify] <input-xmlfile>

Import an XML document called <input-xmlfile>.

Optionally, the XML can be verified without importing it to the manager using --verify. Additionally, using --exit-on-error, the XML can be imported, but the import process will stop when an error is detected.

Command arguments:

<input-xmlfile>

The XML file used to import the VMware Smart Assurance topology.

N/A

--exit-on-error

This option allows you to import the XML, but stops the import process when a runtime error is encountered.

By default, without this command option, a runtime error is reported, but the import process resumes at the next element.

Note:

Anything imported prior to the runtime error remains in the repository.

-e

--verify

This option validates the XML file against the ICIM/XML DTD specification, but does not import the XML to the Manager.

N/A

For example, to import a file called Applications.xml into a Manager called INCHARGE, use the following command:

         sm_xml import --exit-on-error Applications.xml