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Copying configuration between two instances of DPOD is useful for moving configuration between environments, synchronizing a DR Instance, or when reinstalling DPOD.
The following method allows users to export the configuration from one instance of DPOD and import it to another.
The configuration is divided into these categories and users can choose which categories to export:

Category

Configuration

UI Location

Reports

Reports queries and metadata. Not including executions and results.

Web Console → Reports / Alerts → Reports

Alerts and Health Metrics

Alerts and Health Metrics. Not including executions and results.

Web Console → Reports / Alerts → Alerts

LDAP

LDAP connection properties.
Web Console and Admin console login settings.
System parameters with LDAP category.

Web Console → Manage → Customize → System Parameters (LDAP Category)

System Parameters

All System parameters.

Web Console → Manage → Customize → System Parameters

System Parameters Category

All System parameters related to a category provided by the user.

Web Console → Manage → Customize → System Parameters (provided category)

Users and Roles

Local users, roles and custom roles managed by DPOD.

Web Console → Manage → Security

Maintenance Plans

Metadata and plans of backup, synchronization

,

and firmware upgrade

and appliance migrations maintenance

tasks.

Web Console → Manage → Maintenance

Devices

Monitored Devices, Monitored Devices Groups.

Web Console → Manage → Topology

Custom Dashboards

Custom dashboards from both API-C and Gateways product views

Web Console → Dashboards → Custom
or
Web Console → Manage → Customize → Dashboards Editor

Cloud Agent

Cloud agent subscriptions.

Web Console → Manage → Topology

Custom Logo

Custom logo configured by user.

Web Console → Manage → Customize → User Interface

Prerequisites

  1. Two DPOD instances with the same version (one for export and one for import).

  2. Access to the server CLI with root user privileges.

  3. FTP / SSH access to allow fetching the export tar from the origin DPOD server.

  4. FTP / SSH access to allow uploading the export tar to the target DPOD server.

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To import the configuration from a file:

  1. Copy the export tar file, encryption key file and the md5 file created by the command on the origin server to the target server.

  2. Run the import command on the target DPOD server CLI:

    Code Block
    /app/scripts/app_configuration_import.sh -f <path to export tar file> -m <path to export tar md5 file> -k <path to export encryption key file>

Run the following command for help and list of available options:

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