This window lets you import policy configuration data from one Policy Domain into another domain. To access the Import from Domain window, select File > Import > Import From Domain. (This menu option is not available if only one domain exists, as there are no other domains from which to import data.)
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Data Elements to Import
In this section, you can choose the specific data elements you want to import. Click Select All to select all the data import options at once.
- Roles
- Select this option to import roles, including the role's name, description, default VLAN (access control), and default class of service. If a role's services already exist in the current domain, or if you are importing them at the same time as the role, the services will be associated with the role. Otherwise, the services will not be imported.
- Service Groups
- Select this option to import service group names. If a service group's services already exist in the current domain, or if you are importing them at the same time as the service group, the services will be associated with the group. Otherwise, the services will not be imported.
- VLANs
- Select this option to import VLANs.
Policy VLAN Islands
If applicable, Policy VLAN Islands and Island VLANs are imported via the Devices and VLANs options.- If the Devices option is selected and the Policy VLAN Islands feature is enabled in the current domain as well as the imported domain, the Policy VLAN Islands will be imported. The Policy VLAN Island Base ID and Offset settings from the imported data will be used and those in the current domain will be lost.
- If the VLANs option is selected and the Policy VLAN Islands feature is enabled in the current domain as well as the imported domain, the Island VLANs are imported and are added to any existing Policy VLAN Islands.
- Device Groups
- Select this option to import device group names. If you are importing a device group's devices at the same time as the device group, the devices will be associated with the device group. Otherwise, the devices will not be imported.
- Devices
- Select this option to import devices. Any devices in the .pmd file must already exist in the NetSight database or they won't be imported. (See How to Add and Delete Devices for more information on using Console to add devices to the NetSight database.) Devices that are imported are automatically assigned to the current domain and are displayed in the Policy Manager Network Elements tree. If the devices being imported were already assigned to another domain, then those devices are reassigned to the current domain. Any devices that are not imported are listed in an Event Log message along with their device type and firmware version.
- User-Defined Port Groups
- Select this option to import user-defined port groups. If you are importing a port group's ports at the same time as the port group, the ports will be associated with the port group. Otherwise, the ports will not be imported.
- Local Services and Classification Rules
- Select this option to import Local services (services that are unique to a specific domain) and their associated classification rules. When you import rules from another domain, Policy Manager checks for rule conflicts (see Conflict Checking for more information).
- Global Services and Classification Rules
- Since Global services are common to all domains, this option does not apply when importing from a domain.
- Class of Service
- Select this option to import classes of service, role-based rate limit port groups, and transmit queue port groups. For the purposes of importing, a class of service is defined as the class of service name, i.e., priority is not a factor in determining uniqueness. After a class of service is imported, its associated roles, services, and rules are updated. When you import class of service data, the relationship between a class of service and its priority is retained; however, rate limiting characteristics of the priorities are not imported. If you also elect to import rate limits, the rate limits are imported first, then the classes of service are imported. You can then redefine the class of service priorities with some or all of the imported rate limits, if desired. Although ToS characteristics are not used to determine the uniqueness of a class of service for importing, if ToS is a part of a class of service, it is imported as an attribute of the class of service. See append, update and overwrite for information on how those specific actions affect the import of classes of service.
- Network Resources
- Select this option to import network resource groups. After a Network Resource is imported, the associated services are updated. If a network resource group no longer exists after an import, the service with which it was associated is changed to a manual service on the General tab for the service.
- Bandwidth Rate Limits
- Select this option to import rate limits. For the purposes of importing, a rate limit is defined as [rate + direction] when determining uniqueness. When you append or update rate limits and a duplicate rate limit exists in the current domain, any unique priority and exclusion properties of the imported rate limit replace (if appending) or are added to (if updating) those of the first duplicate rate limit in the existing precedence list. Any other duplicates on the list are not changed. Because rate limits cannot include conflicting priority values, if a priority is already being utilized by an existing rate limit, it will not be imported. If you also elect to import classes of service, the rate limits are imported first, then the classes of service are imported. See append and update for information on how those specific actions affect the import of rate limits.
- Note: Only those network elements that are recognized by the existing domain can be imported as exclusions. Others will be ignored.
- GVRP Status
- Select this option to import the GVRP status for the domain (as specified in the Edit menu).
- Port-Level Role Mapping Status
- Select this option to import the Port-Level Role Mappings Enabled status for the domain, as specified in the Edit menu.
- Do Not Use Global Services Status
- Select this option to import the Do Not Use Global Services status for the domain, as specified in the Edit menu.
- Class of Service Configuration Mode
- Select this option to import the class of service mode (basic or advanced) for the domain, as specified in the Edit menu.
- Domain Mode
- Select this option to import the domain mode (active or passive) as specified in the Edit menu.
Application of Imported Data Elements
In this section, you can choose how you want the data elements selected above to update your current domain.
- Append domain data to existing elements
- Select this option to import only new data elements into your current domain. If any of the selected data elements already exist in your current domain, they will not be changed.
- Rate Limits: A rate limit will not be appended if: 1) The Rate, Direction, and 802.1P Priority are already defined. 2) The Priority list is empty.
- CoS: A class of service will not be appended if: 1) The name is the same as an existing class of service. 2) The class of service names are different but the rate limits for the imported class of service do not match the existing rate limit settings.
- Update existing data with elements from domain
- Select this option to 1) replace the selected data elements that exist in your current domain with the imported data elements, and 2) import the selected data elements that don't exist in your current domain.
- Rate Limits: A rate limit will not be updated if the rate limit and direction do not match.
- CoS: A class of service will not be updated if: 1) The name does not match an existing class of service. 2) The class of service name matches but the rate limits for the imported class of service do not match the existing rate limit settings.
- Overwrite existing elements
- Select this option to replace the selected data elements that exist in your current domain with the imported data elements.
- CoS: A class of service will not be overwritten if the rate limits for the imported class of service do not match the existing rate limit settings.
| NOTE: | If you decide that you want to return to the previous configuration (that
the import updated), you can perform a File > Read Policy Domain operation to
restore the configuration, as long as you have not saved the data you imported. |
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