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Export configured components from a vFabric Application Director 1.0 appliance to a 5.0 appliance (2041633)

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If you have preconfigured application blueprints, services, or custom tasks in a vFabric Application Director 1.0 appliance, you can use the vFabric Application Director Conversion Utility to export them from the appliance. You can import the export packages into vFabric Application Director 5.0 using the import and export functionality. After the import is complete, you can apply new features to the existing application blueprint without having to recreate it.

Solution

Download and save the ConversionUtility.jar file to the vFabric Application Director 1.0 appliance from the latest vFabric Application Director product download site.
Start the vFabric Application Director Conversion Utility from the vFabric Application Director 1.0 appliance.
java -jar ./ConversionUtility.jar
Note: Log in the vFabric Application Director server with the http://DarwinServerIP:8080/darwin URL.
For more information, see Start the CLI in an Appliance.
Export an application blueprint and associated services.
export-package --exportFilePath ExportFilePath --applicationVersion ApplicationVersionSpecification
Note: If the application version contains spaces, you must put the application version in double quotation marks.
For example to export test-blueprint application 1.0.1-1, type export-package --exportFilePath test-blueprint.xml --applicationVersion test:1.0.1-1
The vFabric Application Director Conversion Utility exports the associated services included in the application blueprint.
(Optional) Export services and custom tasks from the vFabric Application Director catalog.
export-package --exportFilePath ExportFilePath --serviceVersion ServiceVersionList --scriptTaskVersion ALL
For implementation details, see Using the CLI Export Command.
Log out of the vFabric Application Director 1.0 appliance.
Log in the vFabric Application Director 5.0 CLI from the appliance or remotely.
For more information, see Start the CLI in an Appliance or Start the CLI Remotely.
Import the packages to the vFabric Application Director 5.0 appliance.
import-package --importFilePath ImportFilePath --conflictResolutionAction SKIP
For example to import the test-blueprint application, type import-package --importFilePath test-blueprint.xml -- conflictResolutionAction SKIP
For implementation details, see the Using the Import Command.
Log in the vFabric Application Director 5.0 Web interface.
For more information see, Log In to vFabric Application Director.
Verify that the application blueprint, service, or custom task is available.

Keywords

vFabric Application Director, Conversion Utility, export applications, import applications

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