Exporting a system plan from the Integrated Virtualization Manager

You can export a system-plan file from the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) and download it to the computer that you use to access the IVM.

To export a system-plan file, you must be the prime administrator (padmin). For more information about user roles, refer to User roles.

To export a system-plan file that is stored on an IVM managed system, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation area of your IVM, select Manage System Plans. The Manage System Plans page opens.
  2. Select the system plan that you want to export from the System Plans table
  3. Select More Tasks > Export from the toolbar at the top of the System Plans table. A File Download window for your browser opens.
  4. Specify whether to open the system plan by using the browser or to save the system plan to disk and click OK. Because you access the system plan by using a browser interface, the browser downloads and exports the system plan. The browser settings control where the system plan downloaded to your local file system.
    Note: Your browser might add an extension of .zip to the system plan file name. If this is the case, rename the file to remove the .zip extension to ensure that you can use the system plan file.
    If the IVM returns an error, verify that the information you entered in this window is correct. If necessary, click Cancel, return to step 3, and redo the procedure, ensuring that the information you specify at each step is correct.
You can import the system-plan file into a different IVM so that you can deploy the system plan to other managed systems.