Isilon InsightIQ 4.1.4.x Installation Guide

Import a datastore

You can import data from a datastore export zip file that was created with InsightIQ. You can import datastores to restore an InsightIQ datastore that you backed up or to import data from another InsightIQ server.

1. In the InsightIQ web application, click the Settings tab and then Monitored Clusters.
2. Click Import Datastore.
3. In the Import Datastore dialog box, select where to import data from.
   • To import data from data on a local directory on the InsightIQ Linux computer or virtual machine, select Import from local directory and specify a path that contains the export data.
   • To import data from a directory on an NFS server, select Import from NFS server and specify the address of the NFS server and a path that contains the export data.
     NOTE You can specify either an IPv4 or an IPv6 address. Specify IPv6 addresses without surrounding brackets.
   InsightIQ displays a list of export files that are contained in the specified directory.

   NOTE To avoid datastore connection issues, confirm your NFS share is on the same subnet and has good network connectivity.
4. Select the export file that you want to import and then click Next.
   InsightIQ displays the list of clusters that are contained in the file.
5. In the Import column, select the clusters that you want to import.
   InsightIQ imports only the data that is related to clusters that you specify.

   NOTE If InsightIQ has existing data for a cluster in the import file, you cannot select that cluster. To import data from a cluster that has monitored data, delete the datastore for that cluster. You can then import data for that cluster.
6. Optional: To begin monitoring a cluster after the import process completes, select the checkbox in the Begin Monitoring column for that cluster, and then type the password of the InsightIQ user account in the InsightIQ User Password column.
7. Click Import.
8. Click Yes.