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Importing and

Exporting Switch

Configuration Files

You can import or export switch configuration files in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

„The import option enables you to create a WX switch in the network plan by importing configuration files in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format. You also can update the configuration of a switch that is already in the plan.

„The export option enables you to save a switch’s configuration to an XML file. After exporting a WX configuration to an XML file, you can import it to another instance of 3WXM or use it as a backup copy.

If you import a configuration containing information that an older version of 3WXM or MSS does not support, the information is ignored when the configuration is imported.

If you import a switch configuration, you must enable 3WXM management of the switch before you can deploy the switch to the network. (To enable 3WXM management of a switch, see “Modifying Basic Switch Parameters” on page 170.)

To import a configuration

1In the main 3WXM window, select File > Import. The Import Configurations dialog box appears.

2In the Import Into Mobility Domain group box, select one of the following options:

„Click Use File Info to import the configuration information using the Mobility Domain specified in the configuration file.

„Click Select to specify a Mobility Domain to import configuration information to. Then select the Mobility Domain from the list.

3To replace existing WX switch information in 3WXM with information from the configuration file, select Update existing WXs.

4Click Select Files. The Select Files To Import dialog box appears.

5Select one or more configuration files to be imported. To make multiple selections, press Shift (for contiguous items) or Control (for noncontiguous items) while clicking items.

6Click Select Files To Import. The file or files you selected appear in the File Import Results list.

To remove all the files you previously selected, click Clear Files.

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