Chapter 17. Importing a Profile
Abstract
Importing a profile allows you to add a pre-built profile to your fabric. This can be used for testing, disaster recovery, or enforcing standards across an organization.
Overview
Importing a profile is a fast way of adding a pre-built configuration to a fabric. The import process recreates the original profile exactly. This is useful for adding standardized profiles to a fabric, recreating a fabric on different hardware, and testing.
The management console imports a profile from a profile archive containing the data needed to recreate the original profile. The data consists of a folder for the profile. The profile's folder contains at least one properties file,
org.fusesource.fabric.agent.properties, that configures the container's agent to load the proper bundles. In addition, the profile's folder will contain a copy of any other configuration file used by the profile.
The easiest way to generate a profile archive is by exporting it using the management console. For details, see Section 19.2, “Exporting a Profile”
Procedure
To import a profile:
- Select from the main menu.The Profiles page opens.
- From the Versions table, select a version in which to store the profile.ImportantThe imported profile will only exist in the version selected in the Versions table.
- Click .The Import Profile dialog appears.
- Click .A file selector will open.
- Select the file containing the profile archive to import.ImportantIf you select an archive containing a copy of a profile that already exists in the fabric, the imported version will overwrite the fabric's copy.
- Click .The dialog will close and the new profile will be listed in the Profiles table.
