Export Hosts File

[Pat Wilson]

I know how to export a hosts file from IM5.5 & IM7, and how to import it into HPSIM.

The question is how can I export a hosts file from HPSIM? This would be nice to: a) help set up a new HPSIM server; b) have an emergency server info data backup (redundant to the SQL database backup) in case of server failure or corruption.

[David Claypool · Accepted solution]

When viewing the hosts file in the window, select all the text, copy and then paste into Notepad to save the file.

[Pat Wilson]

Thanks for the point in the right direction.

To clarify a bit:

Go to Options->Discovery->Manual Discovery->Hosts File. Click 'NEW'. Give the file a name, and 'Initialize file with Systems loaded from the central management server, sorted by:', and choose a sort order. Click 'Initialize Now'. The hosts file will be located in the \config\discovery\hosts directory.