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# Import system settings

Unisphere allows an authorized user with appropriate access to manage system settings. Settings can also be cloned, that is, settings can be copied from one array and applied to one or more target arrays subject to compatibility checks.

## Prerequisites

Only a user with Storage Administrator or Administrator permission can import system settings. See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

## About this task

You can override existing settings with a configuration that was previously saved to a file. You are presented with a list of target arrays. You can include other target arrays in the list. In the case where setting in the target arrays are not found in the source array, the particular settings are left in their initial state.

To import system settings:

## Steps

1. Select to open the Settings panel.
2. Click and select Import Settings.
3. Click Choose File and select the settings file to import.
4. Type a value for Password and Confirm Password.
5. Select any number of the following setting types:
   System Settings
   - Alert Policies
   - System Thresholds and Alerts
   - Performance Thresholds and Alerts
   - Alert Level Notifications
   - Change Control Windows
   All Systems and Unisphere Settings
   - Performance Metrics (KPI metrics only - see View and manage metrics for information about how to configure a PM metric as a KPI metric).
   - Alert Notification Settings
   - Performance User Runbooks
   - Performance Preferences
6. Optional: Select include incompatible arrays checkbox.
7. Select one or more arrays.
8. Click OK.