Application Copy
A system landscape can be copied with Infrastructure Administrator (IA) tool. Exporting and importing the system model enables copying the model of the virtual units and software component arrangement as well as the software structures and installation variables, on a similar set of servers as the original has been.
Limitations
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You can export and import the entire system model only, not separate virtual units..
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You cannot use virtual unit names that already exist in the host system.
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If you are copying a customer system to create a similar system for another customer, edit the customer-specific variables in the XML file before importing, as also the immutable variable values are imported and they cannot be edited afterwards in IA UI. Make sure you understand the customer-specific values listed in the procedure below. This is extremely important in the Software as a Service (SaaS) systems where several customers are served in the same service center. The list of customer-specific variables depends on the system, and the one in the following procedure is an example only.
Tips and Tricks
To create a system that consists of a subset of a larger system, you can export and import entire system model in IA, and delete the unnecessary virtual units.