Exporting/Importing a Server

In Online Event Process Development perspective, a custom configured server can be exported to a preferred location for future use or for using in a different machine. The server data gets saved as a properties file and the server saved in this manner can be imported when required.

Exporting a Server

To save a custom configured server, export the server to the preferred location. Perform the following actions to accomplish the same:

1. Right-click the node of the server to be saved and select Export to LocalDisk option.
   
   
   
   

2. In the Export EnterpriseServer dialog box that pops-up, do any one of the following:
    

   1. Type-in the path where the server needs to be saved.
       

      

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      Though, for the first time, the location has to be provided manually, it gets auto populated the next time the server is saved. Location may be changed as required.

   2. Click the button against the Export To text box to browse to the desired location in the system and click Save.

      

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      • Create new folders if necessary.
      • For easy identification server name can be changed while saving. For example, replace the default name 'EnterpriseServer_1' with 'TestingServer1' as in the figure below.

3. Click Finish to complete the process of exporting the server to the preferred location with the preferred name.
    

   
   
   
4. The server properties get saved in a properties file.
   
    

Importing a server

To import a server which is saved as properties file from the location where it was saved, perform the following actions:

1. Click the Import from LocalDisk icon in the Server Explorer panel.
   
   
   
   
2. In the Import Event Processes dialog box, select the particular server that was exported and click Save.
   
   
   
   

3. Click Finish to complete the Import.
   
   

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   Server name can be changed in the EnterpriseServer text box, if required.

4. The imported server appears in the Server Explorer panel.
   
   

Exporting/Importing Multiple Servers

As a singe server can be exported as a properties file for future use, more than one server can be exported as well which gets saved as a Zip file.

Exporting Multiple Servers

To save servers as a Zip file, perform the following actions:

1. Use CTRL/SHIFT to select multiple servers and select Export LocalDisk option from the right-click menu.
   
   
   
   

2. Type-in the path where the server needs to be saved, or click the button against Export to text box (as explained in Exporting a Server section), browse to the desired location in the system and click Save.

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   • Create new folders if necessary.
   • For easy identification, the file name may be changed from the default name 'EnterpriseServerNodes' to a preferred name which suits the scenario.

   
    

3. Click Finish to save the selected servers consolidated in a Zip file.
   
   
   
   
4. The servers gets saved to the chosen location as a zip file.
   
    

Importing Multiple Servers

To import the multiple servers saved as Zip file, perform the following actions:

1. Click the Import from LocalDisk icon in the Server Explorer panel.
   
   
   
   
2. In the Import Event Processes browser window, choose "*.zip" option from the drop-down as the servers are saved in a Zip file..
   
   
   
   
3. Select the Zip file in which the servers are saved and click Open.
   
   
   
   

4. The servers that are saved as zip files gets displayed in the Import Enterprise Servers dialog box; select the ones to be imported and click Finish.
   
    

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   If the server is already present, it appears in red font. Rename the server in the EnterpriseServer text box to save it with a different name; the red font changes to black.

5. The imported servers appear in the Server Explorer panel