Import Configuration to Server
You can import configuration data to Cisco Unified Communications Manager using the Bulk Administration Menu.
To successfully import enterprise or service parameters, you must update the parameter from the Enterprise Parameter or Service Parameter window in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration from where it is being imported. In this case, when you are in the Enterprise Parameter or Service Parameter window in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, click Save without making any changes before you run import.
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You can only update the existing enterprise or service parameters using import/export. If some of the parameters are missing in the database, importing the parameter fails. |
You can use the "Override the existing configuration" option to make BPS update an item if it already exists on the server or insert the item if it does not. When you import phones or User Device Profiles using the override option, the IP phone services do not get updated but only get appended to the existing set of entities.
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Because there can be multiple IP Phone services with the same name and there is no unique key to distinguish these services, Import/Export cannot determine which service to update and appends the service instead. |
Before you begin
If your import .csv file has templates specific to IPMA, make sure that you run the IPMA wizard on the target server before you carry out the import transaction.
Procedure
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Select the .tar file name in the File Name field and click Next.
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The Import Configuration section lists all the components of the .tar file. Check the corresponding check boxes for the options that you want to import. |
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To make BPS update the item if it exists and insert if it does not, check the Override the existing configuration check box. Overriding the existing configuration is optional.
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You can click Select All to select all the options at once, and click Clear All to clear all selections. |
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Choose to run the job immediately or later by selecting the corresponding radio button. |
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To create a job for importing the selected data, click Submit. A message in the Status section lets you know that the job was submitted successfully. |
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Use the Job Scheduler option in the Bulk Administration main menu to schedule and/or activate this job. |
What to do next
You can use Override when you are running the same tar file with corrections, after a failed job-run.
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When a Cisco Unified Communications Manager server is created, there are database triggers on the background which create entities such as Conference Bridge (CFB), Media Termination point (MTP), and so on, automatically. These entities have names like CFB_1, MTP_1, and so on. When a user exports this information into a TAR file and imports it to a different Cisco Unified Communications Manager server, then the system creates items such as CFB and MTP. The names on the new Cisco Unified Communications Manager server may be consistent with the names before import, or can be different. |