Updating Business Application using the makeBE script

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
Using the makeBE script, you can update an existing Business Application. For example, adding or removing host, service groups, databases, clusters and so on. The --user_defined_import option of makeBE script lets you specify the CSV file that contains the necessary information to update the Business Application.
To update a Business Application using the makeBE script
  1. Log on to the Management Server as the administrator.
  2. Run the following commands on Management Server:
    • For UNIX Management Server: /opt/VRTSsfmh/bin> perl vomadm makeBE --user_defined_import /temp/Samplefile.out
    • For Windows Management Server: C:\Program Files\VERITAS\VRTSsfmh\bin>perl.exe vomadm makeBE --user_defined_import C:\temp\Samplefile.csv
A sample CSV file used for the user_defined_import operation is listed below:
'ALL_Hosts','host_name_pattern',vom-.*,'I',
'ALL_Hosts','AE_description',' ','I',
Note: --user_defined_importoption provides you with the flexibility to enter host name pattern. For example, all the host name starting with vom-.*.
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