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Export Host Configurations
You can generate a host configuration file from an existing system for re-installation, upgrade, or maintenance purposes.
You can generate a host configuration file using the system
host-bulk-export command, and then use this file with the system
host-bulk-add command to re-create the system. If required, you
can modify the file before using it.
The configuration settings (management address, BM IP address, and so on) for all nodes except controller-0 are written to the file.
Note
To ensure that the hosts are not powered on unexpectedly, the power-on element for each host is commented out by default.
To perform this procedure, you must be logged in as the admin user.
Run the
system host-bulk-exportcommand to create the host configuration file.system host-bulk-export [--filename <FILENAME]>- where <FILENAME> is the path and name of the output file. If
the
--filenameoption is not present, the default path ./hosts.xml is used.
- where <FILENAME> is the path and name of the output file. If
the
To use the host configuration file, see Reinstall a System Using an
Exported Host Configuration File
<reinstalling-a-system-using-an-exported-host-configuration-file>.
For details on the structure and elements of the file, see Bulk Host XML
File Format <bulk-host-xml-file-format>.