The SIS exporter tool sis-export exports the state of a SIS instance as an Ant script. The script, when executed with Ant, invokes a series of management commands to restore the state of that SIS instance into Rhino.
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The SIS exporter is not a standalone tool for generating an export image of a SIS instance in a Rhino SLEE. sis-export only exports the configuration state of a SIS instance, under the assumption that when the export script is run the SIS will have already been installed into Rhino and the SIS instance being configured recreated.
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Below are details of what sis-export exports, instructions for using sis-export, a sample export, and list of files exported.
What does the SIS exporter export?
Below are listings of what sis-export does and does not export.
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Export instructions
To export a SIS instance, use the sis-export tool in the SIS admin directory.
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You cannot run sis-export unless the Rhino SLEE is available and ready to accept management commands, and you include at least two arguments — the name of the SIS instance to export and the directory to write the export image to.
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Command-line arguments
You can include the following command-line arguments with sis-export:
$ cd sis/2.5.4.10/admin $ ./sis-export Valid command line options are: -h <host> - The hostname to connect to. -p <port> - The port to connect to. -u <username> - The user to authenticate as. -w <password> - The password used for authentication. -D - Display connection debugging messages. -l - List SIS instances found in the Rhino connected to. -f - Removes the output directory if it exists. <sis-name> - The name of the SIS instance to export. <output-directory> - The destination directory for the export. Usually, only the <sis-name> and <output-directory> arguments must be specified. All other arguments will be read from 'client.properties' in the Rhino client directory.
Sample SIS export
For example, an export might run as follows:
$ cd sis/2.5.4.10/admin $ ./sis-export sis ../../../sis_export Connecting to localhost:1199 Export complete
Exported files
The SIS exporter creates:
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a new sub-directory, such as
sis_export(as specified by the command-line parameter) -
all macro, trigger, composition, and interceptor files that are installed in the SIS instance
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an Ant script called
build.xml, which can be used later to initiate the import process.
For example:
$ cd ../../../sis_export $ ls build.xml compositions import.properties interceptors macros triggers
Exported files and directories include:
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build.xml |
The main Ant build file, which gives Ant the information it needs to import all the macros, triggers, compositions, and configuration state of this export directory into the SLEE. |
import.properties |
A file with configuration information that includes the location of the SIS directory containing the required Java libraries. |
macros |
A directory containing the macros installed in the SIS instance. |
triggers |
A directory containing the triggers installed in the SIS instance. |
compositions |
A directory containing the compositions installed in the SIS instance. |
interceptors |
A directory containing the interceptors installed in the SIS instance. |
