The vSphere Replication 8.8 Configuration Import/Export Tool includes different options that you can use to import or export configuration data.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| --export | Required when doing an export. Cannot be used together with --import. |
| --exportProperties | Used to start an export by using a properties file. |
| --exportInteractive | Used to start an export interactively with prompts for the required information. |
| --exportPath | Used to specify the directory in which to create the exported file. When the directory is not specified, the file is exported in the location of the import/export tool. |
| --importInteractive | Used to start an import interactively with prompts for the required information. |
| --importProperties | Used to start an import by using a properties file. |
| --path | Used for importing data. Path to the previously exported file. |
| --lspp | The Platform Services Controller address. Can be an IP address or FQDN. For vSphere Replication, it must match the lookup.service.address property. |
| --port <[1, 2147483647]> | The port number for the Lookup Service. The default value is 443. |
| --localVrName | The name of the local vSphere Replication Management server. It must match the local.vr.name property. |
| --remoteVrName | The name of the remote vSphere Replication Management server. It must match the remote.vr.name property. |
| --localAuthCredsUsername | The user name for the local vCenter Server. |
| --localAuthCredsPass | The password for the local vCenter Server. |
| --remoteAuthCredsUsername | The user name for the remote vCenter Server. |
| --remoteAuthCredsPass | The password for the remote vCenter Server. |
| --format | Used to make the exported XML file better formatted and human-readable. The --format option significantly increases the file size. |
Sample Commands with Properties File
java -jar /opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/vr-impex-tool-<version>.jar --format --exportProperties=/opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/sample.properties --exportPath=/opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/
java -jar /opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/vr-impex-tool-<version>.jar --importProperties=/opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/sample.properties --path=/opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/sample.xml
Sample Properties File
lookup.service.address=10.193.15.152 [email protected] local.auth.credentials.vc.password= [email protected] remote.auth.credentials.vc.password= local.vr.name=sc2-rdops-vm08-dhcp-15-152.eng.vmware.com remote.vr.name=sc-rdops-vm12-dhcp-109-104.eng.vmware.com
Sample Commands in Interactive Mode
java -jar /opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/vr-impex-tool-<version>.jar --exportInteractive
java -jar /opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/vr-impex-tool-<version>.jar --importInteractive --path=Path_toexported_XML_file
Sample of Using Interactive Mode
java -jar /opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/vr-impex-tool-<version>.jar --exportInteractive ***Copyright (c) 2018-2019 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.*** Initiating CMD interaction. Enter host name or IP address of a Lookup Service:10.193.15.152 Enter port (or press Enter in case you use the default - 443): Host sc2-rdops-vm08-dhcp-15-152.eng.vmware.com has untrusted certificate with SHA-1 Thumbprint: 82:CF:58:F2:E7:C6:A1:4C: 89:FC:7B:05:31:DD:13:00:28:21:DA:F3 . Accept thumbprint? (y/n):y Enter username for sc2-rdops-vm08-dhcp-15-152.eng.vmware.com:[email protected] Enter password for sc2-rdops-vm08-dhcp-15-152.eng.vmware.com: Establishing connection... Available VR servers: [0] sc-rdops-vm12-dhcp-109-104.eng.vmware.com [1] sc2-rdops-vm08-dhcp-15-152.eng.vmware.com 0 One VR server found: sc2-rdops-vm08-dhcp-15-152.eng.vmware.com Enter username for pair site 'sc-rdops-vm12-dhcp-109-104.eng.vmware.com':[email protected] Enter password for pair site 'sc-rdops-vm12-dhcp-109-104.eng.vmware.com': Collecting data... Starting export... 2019-10-30 04:21:18,464 DEBUG - VR inventory export started. 2019-10-30 04:21:18,548 DEBUG - Replication groups export started. 2019-10-30 04:21:18,585 DEBUG - VR inventory export ended. 2019-10-30 04:21:19,228 DEBUG - Replication groups export ended. Writing to file started. Writing to file finished. Export ended successfully.
Sample of Using Commands without Properties File
java -jar /opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/vr-impex-tool-<version>.jar --localVrName=sc2-rdops-vm08-dhcp-15-152.eng.vmware.com --remoteVrName=sc-rdops-vm12-dhcp-109-104.eng.vmware.com --lspp=10.193.15.152 --format --exportPath=/opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/ [email protected] [email protected] --localAuthCredsPass=***** --remoteAuthCredsPass=*****
Sample of Using Commands without Properties File
java -jar /opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/vr-impex-tool-<version>.jar --localVrName=sc2-rdops-vm08-dhcp-15-152.eng.vmware.com --remoteVrName=sc-rdops-vm12-dhcp-109-104.eng.vmware.com --lspp=10.193.15.152 --format --exportPath=/opt/vmware/vr-impex-tool/ [email protected] [email protected] --localAuthCredsPass=Admin!23 --remoteAuthCredsPass=Admin!23 ***Copyright (c) 2018-2019 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.*** Initiating CMD interaction. Establishing connection... Collecting data... Starting export... 2019-10-30 04:28:54,426 DEBUG - VR inventory export started. 2019-10-30 04:28:54,508 DEBUG - Replication groups export started. 2019-10-30 04:28:54,543 DEBUG - VR inventory export ended. 2019-10-30 04:28:55,230 DEBUG - Replication groups export ended. Writing to file started. Writing to file finished. Export ended successfully.
