The Export action provides a method for exporting CMP configuration information as a ZIP file. Using this file, the configurable objects can be restored to a prior configuration or a new system can be created and configured.
As part of the export action, the
CMP system performs the following actions:
- Exports the configuration objects as individual XML files by object type.
Note: Network Element, Policy, and Policy Counter ID objects will be exported into multiple XML files. Network Element files contain a maximum of 500 objects per file. Policy files contain a maximum of 10000 objects per file. Policy Counter ID files contain a maximum of 10000 objects per file.
- Compresses the XML files into a ZIP file named export.zip.
- Creates the exportResults.txt file containing export result messages.
- Calculates MD5 checksum number for export.zip and creates an md5.txt file containing the MD5 number.
- Compresses the md5.txt, exportResults.txt, and export.zip files into another ZIP file named CMP_export__yyyyMMddhhmmss.zip.
- Downloads the CMP_exportZIP file to the local computer.
To restore or configure a CMP system, see Importing Configuration Object Files.