11.7 Importing a Configuration

Importing a configuration helps you to import the configuration of ESM objects exported to a ZIP file along with the plug-ins.

11.7.1 Enabling or Disabling the Import Configuration

The Import Configuration option is enabled under the following circumstances:

  • In Live View when you select the Collector manager, Collector, or Connector

  • In the Scratchpad when you select any node other then the event source

Import Configuration in Live View and the Scratchpad is disabled if you do the following:

  • Select Sentinel or event source nodes (only in Live View)

  • Do not select any node in Live View

  • Select an event source node in a child view of the graphical view

  • Select multiple nodes

To import your configurations:

  1. Click File on the menu bar and select Import Configuration. You can also click the Import Configuration button on the toolbar. The Import Configuration window displays.

    You can also import a configuration by right-clicking the object in the ESM panel. Depending on the object you have selected in the ESM panel, the node along with its child nodes is displayed in the Select Data window of the Import Configuration Wizard.

  2. Browse and select the configurations file and click Next. The Select Data window displays.

    Configurations must be saved to a ZIP file to import.

  3. Select the data to import and click Next. The Select Collector Script window displays.

  4. Select the Collector script from the list to import.

    A color indicator is displayed in the Select Collector Script and Select Connector Plugins window to indicate whether the plug-in is already present in the repository or not. If the plug-in is not present in the repository, the color is displayed as red and if the same version of plug-in exists, the color is green or orange.

  5. Click Next. The Select Connector Plugins window displays.

  6. Select the Connector plug-ins from the list to import.

    NOTE:To view the description and dependents of a particular plug-in in the above window, select that plug-in from the table. If there are any Collectors or Connectors in the ESM panel that are affected on importing the plug-in, the Affected Collectors or Affected Connectors window is displayed.

  7. Click Next. A Summary page with the details of the configurations and plug-ins selected to import displays.

  8. Click Finish.

11.7.2 Resetting the Layout

To reset to default settings:

  1. Click View on the menu bar and select Reset Layout. Alternatively, click the Reset button on the toolbar.

11.7.3 Undoing the Layout

  1. Click View on the menu bar and select Undo Layout. Alternatively, click the Undo Layout button on the toolbar.

11.7.4 Redo Layout

  1. Click View on the menu bar and select Redo Layout. Alternatively, click the Redo Layout button on the toolbar.