Csexport: Connector Space Export Tool

Exports objects from the connector space of a management agent in Microsoft® Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 R2 to a file in .xml file format. For more information about the .xml file that is created, see the FIM Developer Reference.

Syntax

csexportManagementAgentName [FileName] [/f[:] {d=DistinguishedName | r=RelativeDistinguishedName | g=GUID | s | i | e | m | x }] [/o[:][f][b][h][d][p]]

Parameters

ManagementAgentName

Specifies the name of the management agent from which you want to export connector space objects. The name should match the name as it appears in Synchronization Service Manager.

FileName

Specifies the unique file name, including the path. If you do not specify a file name, the file is saved as ManagementAgentName.xml. If the filename already exists, it is not overwritten.

/f

Specifies the filter for the type of objects that you want to export. You can specify only one filter. If you do not specify a filter, all objects are exported.

Value Description

d

Specifies the distinguished name (also known as DN) or anchor to export

r

Specifies the relative distinguished name (also known as RDN) to export

g

Specifies the globally unique identifier (GUID) to export

s

Disconnectors

i

Import errors

e

Export errors

m

Pending imports

x

Pending exports

/o

Specifies which XML subelements are exported. Use any combination of these values. If this option is omitted, all possible subelements appear in the exported file.

Value Description

e

Import and error information

b

Only the hologram

h

All tower holograms

d

All tower deltas

p

Password set and password change history

/?

Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks

  • Csexport.exe is located in the InstallationDirectory\Bin folder.

Example

To export all objects with import errors and the error information from the connector space of the management agent Full_HR_Import to a different file name, type:

csexport Full_HR_import a:\Import_back.xml /f:i /o:e

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Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line

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Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd}

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See Also

Concepts

Command-Line Tools