-h

Shows the built-in help.

yes | nohup ./migrate ... &

"yes | nohup ... &" are mandatory parts of the syntax.

Sends the yes input to the interactive migrate command through the pipeline.

Forces the migrate command to ignore the hangup signals from the shell. As a result, when the CLI session closes, the command continues to run in the background.

See:

• sk133312
• https://linux.die.net/man/1/bash
• https://linux.die.net/man/1/nohup

export

Exports the management database and applicable Check Point configuration.

import

Imports the management database and applicable Check Point configuration that were exported from another Management Server.

-l

Exports and imports the Check Point logs without log indexes in the $FWDIR/log/ directory.

Note - The command can export only closed logs (to which the information is not currently written).

-x

Exports and imports the Check Point logs with their log indexes in the $FWDIR/log/ directory.

Important:

• This parameter only supports Management Servers and Log Servers R80.10 and higher.
• The command can export only closed logs (to which the information is not currently written).

-n

Runs silently (non-interactive) using the default options for each setting.

Important:

• If you export a management database in this mode and the specified name of the exported file matches the name of an existing file, the command overwrites the existing file without prompting.
• If you import a management database in this mode, the command runs cpstop automatically.

--exclude-uepm-postgres-db

Does not back up the PostgreSQL database during the export operation.

Does not restore the PostgreSQL database during the import operation.

--include-uepm-msi-files

Backs up the MSI files from the Endpoint Security Management Server during the export operation.

Restores the MSI files from the Endpoint Security Management Server during the import operation.

/<Full Path>/

Absolute path to the exported database file.

<Name of Exported File>

During the export operation, specifies the name of the output file. The command automatically adds the *.tgz extension.

During the import operation, specifies the name of the exported file. You must also add the *.tgz extension in the end.

[Expert@MGMT:0]# cd $FWDIR/bin/upgrade_tools/

[Expert@MGMT:0]# ./migrate export /var/log/Migrate_Export

You are required to close all clients to Security Management Server

or execute 'cpstop' before the Export operation begins.

Do you want to continue? (y/n) [n]? y

Copying required files...

Compressing files...

The operation completed successfully.

Location of archive with exported database: /var/log/Migrate_Export.tgz

[Expert@MGMT:0]#

[Expert@MGMT:0]# find / -name migrate-\* -type f

/var/log/opt/CPshrd-R80.20/migrate-2018.06.14_11.03.46.log

[Expert@MGMT:0]#

[Expert@MGMT:0]# ./migrate export /var/log/My_Migrate_Export

Execution finished with errors. See log file '/opt/CPshrd-R80.20/log/migrate-2018.06.14_11.21.39.log' for further details

[Expert@MGMT:0]#