Importing network objects

If you have existing appliances that are already configured with network objects, in the Exinda Management Center you can import these network objects into the librarythe Exinda repository for network objects and their definitions (one at a time) from the Not Deployed list. When importing network objects, the importer indicates if the network objecta logical definition created and stored in the Exinda lilbrary, can represent any network component already exists in the library (or is included in another network object), or if it conflicts with another network object in the library. By importing your network objects, you can more quickly start building a library of objects to use. The system lets you know if the imported network object is already in the library or if the imported network object definition is a subset of a network object in the library. This allows you to quickly ensure consistency across multiple appliances.

To import network objects:

1. From the Not Deployed appliance list in your tenant, select the appliance from which you want to import the network objects.
2. Click Import Configuration.

Importing configuration

3. Click Import Network Objects. A list of network objects, with their IPInternet protocol addresses, appears. If a network object has the same name as a network object in the library, the following indicate the status:

• – if the IP addresses are the same, the name has a green check mark before it.
• – if all of the object IP addresses are contained within the one in the library, the name has a green subset symbol before it.
• – if the imported network object has an IP address that is not in the network object with the same name in the library, the name has a warning icon before it. In this case, you have to resolve this conflict manually by modifying the network object in the Library.

4. Select the network objects that you would like to import.
5. Click Add Selected Network Objects to the Library. The network objects are imported into the library.