It is possible to merge two Systems of the same type or to merge a local System to a Cloud System. This is useful, for example, if System A contains several servers and you want to join all of them to System B, or when you want to join remote server(s) to a current System. Systems that have one or more server with the same ID in common cannot be merged.
IMPORTANT: This is a directional operation - you can merge servers from a local System to a Cloud System, but not vice versa.
To merge local Systems
1.Launch Nx Witness Client and connect to any server in System A.
2.Right-click on the System name in the Resource Tree and choose Merge Systems from the context menu.
3.In the Merge Systems dialog, enter the URL of the server you want to merge (any server in System B or a remote server) in the Server URL field. You can use the drop-down menu to find Systems in the local network. For a remote server, type http://<ip>:<port>, where:
•<ip> – IP address of server (the current computer should be able to connect to this server)
•<port> – network port of server (default 7001).
4.Enter the Password to System B (or the remote server) and click Check.
5.Select the system that the others will merge into:
•System A – System B will be merged to System A
•System B – System A will be merged to System B
6.Click Merge with <System Name>.
IMPORTANT: Nx Witness creates a System database backup automatically before merging Systems. See "Backing up and Restoring the System Database".
To merge Cloud Systems
Cloud connected Systems can be merged together as long as the same user has the Owner role on both Systems. For a successful System merge, follow the steps above while referencing the table of dependencies below.
Local System |
Local Admin |
Resource Tree |
Cloud System |
Cloud Admin |
Cloud System can't be merged to another |
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Local Admin |
Cloud System can't be merged to another |
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Local System |
Local Admin |
Regular merge |
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Merge Dialog |
Cloud System |
Cloud Admin |
Cloud System can't be merged to another |
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Local Admin |
Cloud System can't be merged to another |
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Local System |
Local Admin |
Regular merge |
Cloud System |
Local Admin |
Resource Tree |
Cloud System |
Cloud Admin |
Cloud System can't be merged to another |
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Local Admin |
Cloud System can't be merged to another |
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Local System |
Local Admin |
Regular merge |
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Merge Dialog |
Cloud System |
Cloud Admin |
Cloud System can't be merged to another |
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Local Admin |
Cloud System can't be merged to another |
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Local System |
Local Admin |
Regular merge |
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Cloud Admin |
Resource Tree |
Cloud System |
Cloud Admin |
Go to Cloud Portal to merge Cloud Systems |
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Local Admin |
Go to Cloud Portal to merge Cloud Systems |
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Local System |
Local Admin |
Regular merge |
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Merge Dialog |
Cloud System |
Cloud Admin |
Go to Cloud Portal to merge Cloud Systems |
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Local Admin |
Go to Cloud Portal to merge Cloud Systems |
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Local System |
Local Admin |
Regular merge |
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Cloud Portal |
Cloud System |
Cloud Admin (same) |
Cloud Portal merge |
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Cloud Admin (different) |
Impossible to select in the list |