Restore settings and data of OMIMSSC appliance

About this task

Restores all the enrolled SCOM consoles, discovered devices along with license information, jobs running in OMIMSSC dashboard, credential profiles, device discovery configuration settings, and information about Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers. To restore the OMIMSSC appliance settings and data, do the following:

Steps

  1. Log in to OMIMSSC Admin portal as the default admin.
  2. In the left pane, select Settings > Restore Appliance.
    The Restore OMIMSSC Appliance Settings and Data wizard is displayed. Read through the information and alert message.
  3. In the Windows Network Share path of backup file box, enter the Windows Network Share file location (where you have saved backup) in the following format: \\<share name>\<folder name>\<filename>.tar.gz
    NOTE: Ensure that the Windows Network Share of the backup file is in the same domain as the SCOM Management Server.
  4. From the Credential Profile for Windows Network Share drop-down menu, select the credential profile that OMIMSSC must use to access the Windows Network Share. To create a Windows Credential profile, click Create New.

    Figure 1. Restore OMIMSSC Appliance Settings and Data wizard

    Restore Appliance using Custom CIFS share path
  5. In the Password box, enter the password of the encrypted backup file.
    NOTE: The password encrypts the backed-up files. Therefore, the restoration process fails when a password is incorrect.
  6. Click Test Connection.
    If the connection is successfully started, then a message is displayed.
  7. Click Restore.
    A message is displayed to indicate that the restoration operation is completed:
    When you restore an OMIMSSC appliance, the current OMIMSSC admin portal session is closed, and the OMIMSSC appliance restarts. To view the status, log in to the OMIMSSC admin portal after approximately 30 minutes, and view the log files
  8. To continue, click Yes.
    The OMIMSSC appliance settings and data are restored, and the appliance is automatically restarted. To view the status of a Restore operation, see View status of restoring the OMIMSSC appliance data.
    NOTE: The previously set Repository URL in the Service Pack Updates section is not retained after restoring the appliance settings and data, and is restored to the default path. You must re-enter the Repository URL in the Service Pack Updates section for upgrading the appliance using service packs from a custom repository.