Exporting Business Application using the makeBE script

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
If you have created a Business Application using the Management Server console, you can export the Business Application-related information to a CSV file using the export option of makeBE script.
To export 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 --export /tmp/Samplefile.out
    • For Windows Management Server: C:\Program Files\VERITAS\VRTSsfmh\bin>perl.exe vomadm makeBE --export C:\temp\Samplefile.out
A sample CSV file generated after the Business Application export operation is listed below. The Business Application is TestBA that contains three hosts and two storage enclosures. The last line of the CSV file includes Business Application description.
Each object entry also includes its object ID. For example, each host entry includes its host_id. For the first host entry, the object ID is 422e85ef-33e8-9257-2be9-704ff07a9d38.
'TestBA','host','{422e85ef-33e8-9257-2be9-704ff07a9d38}','I',
'TestBA','host','{4207f2c1-8538-115f-d3b0-80638d0b0f2d}','I',
'TestBA','host','{42070e20-1106-3042-99ea-428e38dea523}','I',
'TestBA','enclosure','EMC000287971357','I','EMC000287971357'
'TestBA','enclosure','EMC_CLARiiON_CK200082401064','I','EMC_CLARiiON_CK200082401064'
'TestBA','BA_description','Business Apps description.','I',
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