Importing and Exporting Information

The option to import information into or export information from a Policy Manager server is available from every top-level page in the Policy Manager user interface. The Add, Import, and Export All options are displayed in the top-right corner of the configuration and administration pages:

 

There are some workflows supported in Policy Manager where endpoints without a real MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address are added to Policy Manager. (These workflows can include IP subnet-based scans and integration with ClearPass Device Insight, which may send endpoints discovered by span traffic.)

When information is exported from Policy Manager, Policy Manager ignores any endpoints that have a generated / synthetic MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address because their real MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address is unavailable. This is because a MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address helps uniquely identify an endpoint and so, without having this unique value, its not useful to share information Policy Manager has for an IP address alone.

Policy Manager allows you to import configuration and administration-related information. This information is stored as an XML Extensible Markup Language. XML is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. file, which can be password protected.

 

To view ClearPass API Application Programming Interface. Refers to a set of functions, procedures, protocols, and tools that enable users to build application software. information, access the ClearPass Guest WebUI and navigate to Administration > API Application Programming Interface. Refers to a set of functions, procedures, protocols, and tools that enable users to build application software. Services > API Application Programming Interface. Refers to a set of functions, procedures, protocols, and tools that enable users to build application software. Explorer.

To import information into the current Policy Manager server:

1. Click the Import link. The Import from file dialog opens.

Figure 1  Import From File Dialog

2. Click Browse.

3. Browse to the file you want to import.

Be sure to select an XML Extensible Markup Language. XML is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. file that is in the correct format.

4. Enter secret for the file (if any): If you entered a secret key to encrypt the exported file, enter the same secret key to import the device back into this Policy Manager server.

5. Click Import.

Policy Manager allows you to export configuration and administration-related information from the current Policy Manager server to an XML Extensible Markup Language. XML is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. file. You can set this file to be password protected (see Table 1 for details).

To export multiple items, select the check boxes in the rows of the specific items that you want to export.

To export information from the current Policy Manager server:

1. Click the Export All link.

The Export to File dialog opens.

Figure 2  Export to File Dialog

2. Specify the export parameters based on Table 1.

Specify the Export to file parameters as described in Table 1:

Table 1: Export to File Dialog Parameters

Parameter

Action/Description

Export file with password protection

To export the file with password protection, choose Yes.

Secret Key/ Verify Secret

You can choose to encrypt the exported data with a key. This protects data such as shared secret from being visible in the exported file. To import it back, you specify the same key with which you exported

Enter the secret key. Then reenter the secret key.

3. Click Export.

An export dialog named for the selected Policy Manager function opens:

Figure 3  Export XML File to Zip File Dialog

4. Specify to open the zip file or save the XML Extensible Markup Language. XML is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. file to your system.

5. Click OK to proceed.

Export Considerations

The XML Extensible Markup Language. XML is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. file generated from an export operation has a specific layout that is unique for each function in the Policy Manager user interface. If you import an XML Extensible Markup Language. XML is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. file with an incorrect layout (usually because it's from the wrong function), it will be rejected. Aruba recommends that you note the message displayed when the XML Extensible Markup Language. XML is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. operation is incorrect and what the issue is—typically either because it's from the wrong export file or because it was modified incorrectly before being imported.