Export and Import of Authentication Sources

You can export Authentication source configurations from one
VMware Aria Operations
and import into any
VMware Aria Operations
.

Export Authentication Sources

  1. From the left menu click
    Administration
    , and then click
    Authentication Sources
    tile.
  2. In the
    Authentication Sources
    tab, select the authentication sources to be exported. Click the horizontal ellipsis next to
    Add
    and then, click
    Export
    .
  3. You are prompted to enter a password when you export authentication sources. Enter the password and note it down, you have to use the same password when you import the authentication sources.
  4. Click
    Export
    .
The authentication sources
.json
file is downloaded to the default download location.

Import Authentication Sources

  1. From the left menu click
    Administration
    , and then click
    Authentication Sources
    tile.
  2. In the
    Authentication Sources
    tab, click the horizontal ellipsis next to
    Add
    and then, click
    Import
    .
  3. Click
    Browse
    and select the authentication sources
    .json
    file.
  4. Enter the same password which you had used during authentication sources export.
  5. In case of a conflict, select either
    Overwrite existing Authentication Sources
    or
    Skip Authentication Sources
    .
  6. Click
    Import
    .
  7. After the import you must re-accept all untrusted certificates manually.

Important Points

  • An error message is displayed with details for failed imports.
  • Export or Import of authentication sources is not supported in VMware Aria Operations (SaaS).