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title: "Importing Data From a Reference NetMRI Instance"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/netmri760/357206067/Importing%20Data%20From%20a%20Reference%20NetMRI%20Instance"
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The appliance designated as a Controller can import a library of scripts, custom reports, custom jobs, policies, and user account data from an existing NetMRI appliance. The NetMRI appliance from which you are importing does not become the Controller itself.

To import data:

1. Choose the NetMRI instance as a reference system from which data will be copied. Only information from the reference NetMRI can be imported into the Operations Center. When adding multiple NetMRI instances to an Operations Center environment, the scripts, policies, and settings may differ between NetMRI instances. Therefore, any of the deltas you want imported into the Operations Center must either be manually added to the reference NetMRI, or imported into the Operations Center after the reference NetMRI is restored on the Operations Center.

2. Configure the Controller:

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3. Register the reference system with the Controller:

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4. Define restore settings on the Controller. This installs the uploaded reference data.

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5. Re-register the reference unit with the Controller.

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As part of the registration process, the admin password on each collector synchronizes with the password on the Operations Center Controller. After the registration is completed, the admin password for the collector may be different than the password you initially used to log in to the administrative shell on that instance.

After registration, the NetMRI UI is not available on the reference NetMRI unit. All access to the unit takes place through the Controller.