Using a property file

You can use the property file to convert the data in two manager databases to an ORACLE database.

To convert the data in two manager databases to an ORACLE database using a property file

Create the property file using any ASCII text processor. Type the options, properties, and values for each manager in the file.
Type a -propfile option to identify the property file in a Database Conversion tool command at the command prompt.

For example, to create a property file containing the data that is required to convert the GS0300 and GS0400 manager databases to an ORACLE database, type the following in the text file:

Security Officer accounts
Their my3pass+ and my4pass+ passwords
The native ORACLE JDBC database driver
JDBC URL,
user1453 JDBC account,
secret7 JDBC password

The following is an example:

esm.managers=gs0300 gs0400
gs0300.user=security officer
gs0300.password=my3pass+
gs0400.user=security officer
gs0400.password=my4pass+
jdbc.driver=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
jdbc.url=jdbc:oracle:thin:@GS0500:1521:REPORTS
jdbc.user=user1453
jdbc.password=secret7

Save the property file as property1.txt in the C:\Program Files\Symantec\Enterprise Security Manager\Symantec ESM Enterprise Utilities directory. Then convert the data in the GS0300 and GS0400 manager databases by typing the following:

dbconvert -propfile=property1.txt