Preventing Overwrite of Entities in the Destination CommCell

If you have the same configuration in the destination CommCell, the import will fail as the same entity exists in the destination CommCell. You can choose to retain the same entity that already exist on the destination CommCell.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the <Destination CommServe>, point to All Tasks | CommCell Migration and then click Import From Folder.

2. Enter the import location in the Import Folder box where the exported metadata is located.

   1. By default, Use local is selected to access imported files from local path.

      Click Use Network for a network location. If you select a UNC path, provide the access credentials to access the import location. Click User Name/Password to provide the user details.

   2. Click Next.

3. Under Select CommCell, select the destination CommServe to import and click Next.

4. Select the Source Library, Mount Path and Mount Path location on the destination CommCell for importing data and click Next.

5. Enter a new name for the client if required. If nothing is specified the old name will be used. Click Next.

6. From the Import Options window, under On Conflict, click Force Overwrite to overwrite existing entities on the destination CommCell.

   By default, Fail if Entity Already Exists is selected to fail the import if an entity already exist on the destination CommCell.

7. Review the selected import options for client import and data path and click Next.

8. Click Finish to complete the import operation.