Export Command Parameters

The export command takes the following parameters:

comment

The value of the comment parameter is an annotation to be included in the file.

domain

The value of the domain parameter is the name of the domain whose topology is to be exported. If no domain is specified, all domains are exported.

filename

The value of the filename parameter is the name of the file to which the topology information should be exported.

mode

The value of the mode parameter determines how the topology information is incorporated into the file. If the value is append, then the data is appended to the contents of the file. If the value is overwrite, then the previous contents of the file are replaced by the new data.

validity

The value of the validity parameter is the length of time in days for which the data is valid. The following values are legal values for the validity parameter:

• Unlimited

• 7

• 15

• 30

• 90

Example 19–2 Exporting Default Domain Topology to a File

In the following example, the Default Domain is saved to a file that is named snapshot. The original contents of snapshot are overwritten by the new data. The new data is assumed to be valid for an unlimited period of time. The comment specifies that this data is for the system testing group.

> export filename=/home/examples/snapshot \
domain="Default Domain" mode=overwrite validity=Unlimited \
comment="System Test Group"