How to import sites

When you import a site you import the package file created in the source environment to the target environment, and create a copy of the original site.

To import a site

1	Create a new empty site.

2	In Control Center, right-click the new site node and select Import Site. The Import Site dialog box opens.

3	In Import file, browse to and select the package file to import.

4	Select whether to force the import (see Forcing the import) and whether to import all applications to a specific host (see Multiple hosts).

5	Optionally, specify an Automatic prefix for the imported applications (see Naming applications).

6	Click Import. The Deploy Applications Confirmation dialog box opens.

7	Select which StreamServer applications to deploy to and click OK.

8	Click Close.

Forcing the import

You can select to force the import, i.e. run the import almost without any user interaction. The only interaction is to select which StreamServer applications to deploy to. This means you must be sure there are no conflicts regarding hosts, application names, etc. if you enable this option.

If you do not force the import (this is the default option) you are prompted to accept or change the hosts, application names, etc. to use in the target environment. Each time you are prompted you can select:

•	OK – accept the current step.

•	Skip – skip the current step.

•	Abort – abort the import. This does not include any rollback, i.e. all steps you have accepted before you abort are applied.

Multiple hosts

If the source environment includes multiple hosts, this information is included in the export package. When you import, the default option is to connect all applications in the target environment to the same hosts used in the source environment. If you do not force the import, you are prompted to accept or change the host names. You also have the option to specify a host for all applications.

Naming applications

Applications running on the same host must have unique names. If an application name already exists in the target environment, the name of the imported application is by default prefixed with the name of the imported domain. For example, if you use import to create the domain Dev2, the applications in this domain are renamed to Dev2_<applicationName> in case of conflict. You also have the option to define a custom prefix.