Use this command to export client node definitions or file data to sequential media or directly to another server for immediate import.
You can export data from a server with retention protection enabled The data is not protected by retention when it is imported to another server.
You cannot export nodes of type NAS; export processing excludes these nodes.
If you use an LDAP directory server to authenticate passwords, any servers that you export to must be configured for LDAP passwords. Node data that is exported from a node that authenticates with an LDAP directory server is inaccessible if the target server is not properly configured. If your target server is not configured, exported data from an LDAP node can still be exported. But the target server must be configured to use LDAP, to access the data.
The EXPORT NODE command generates a background process that can be canceled with the CANCEL PROCESS command. If you are exporting node information to sequential media and the background process is canceled, the sequential media that is holding the exported data is incomplete, it must not be used to import data. If a server-to-server export background process is canceled, a partial import might result. Evaluate any imported data on the target server to determine whether you want to keep or delete the imported data. Review the import messages for details. To display information about background processes, issue the QUERY PROCESS command.
To display information about any running and suspended server-to-server export operations, issue the QUERY EXPORT command. The QUERY EXPORT command displays information only for exports that are, or can be, suspended. Export operations that can be suspended, and then restarted, are those server-to-server exports whose FILEDATA has a value other than NONE. You can issue the QUERY ACTLOG command to view the status of the export operation.
Because of unpredictable results, do not run expiration, migration, backup, or archive when you are issuing the EXPORT NODE command. See the Administrator's Guide for more information.
The EXPORT NODE command takes two forms: export directly to another server on the network, or export to sequential media. The syntax and parameters for each form are defined separately.
Command | Description |
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CANCEL EXPORT | Deletes a suspended export operation. |
CANCEL PROCESS | Cancels a background server process. |
COPY ACTIVEDATA | Copies active backup data. |
EXPORT ADMIN | Copies administrative information to external media or directly to another server. |
EXPORT POLICY | Copies policy information to external media or directly to another server. |
EXPORT SERVER | Copies all or part of the server to external media or directly to another server. |
IMPORT NODE | Restores client node information from external media. |
QUERY ACTLOG | Displays messages from the server activity log. |
QUERY EXPORT | Displays the export operations that are currently running or suspended. |
QUERY PROCESS | Displays information about background processes. |
RESTART EXPORT | Restarts a suspended export operation. |
SUSPEND EXPORT | Suspends a running export operation. |