> # Exporting Data Collections to XML Files

> The RRD files used by Performance Manager can be exported to a freeware tool called rrdtool. The rrd files are located in pm/db on the DCNM-SAN Server. To export the collection to an XML file, enter the following command at the operating system command-line prompt:

>     /bin/pm.bat xport xxx yyy

> In this command, xxx is the RRD file and yyy is the XML file that is generated. This XML file is in a format that rrdtool is capable of reading with the command:

>     rrdtool restore filename.xml filename.rrd

> You can import an XML file with the command:

>     bin/pm.bat pm restore <xmlFile> <rrdFile>

> This reads the XML export format that rrdtool is capable of writing with the command:

>     rrdtool xport filename.xml filename.rrd.

> The pm xport and pm restore commands can be found on your DCNM-SAN Server at bin\PM.bat for Windows platforms or bin/PM.sh on UNIX platforms. For more information on the rrdtool, refer to the following website: http://www.rrdtool.org.

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