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Define Multiple MDRs to a CI Using GRLoader

You can define multiple MDRs to a CI by using GRLoader.

To define multiple MDRs to a single CI, the XML document can repeat the <ci> node, with each duplicated <ci> mode specifying a different mdr_name and mdr_class. In other words, each MDR can contribute its attributes independently of any other MDR that contributes data to the CI.

Example: Define Multiple MDRs to a CI

If MDR1 and MDR2 both contribute data to the server2 CI, the XML document looks something like the following example. In the example, end tags are removed and spaces added for readability.

<ci>
   <name>      server2
   <mdr_name>  mdr1
   <mdr_class> Cohesion
   <diskspace> 500 gb
   <disktype>  SCSI-3
</ci>
<ci>
   <name>     server2
   <mdr_name> mdr2
   <mdr_class>Service Assure
   <sla>
</ci>

CA CMDB reconciles the two previous CIs to the same CI and associates each of the two MDRs to that single CI.

Note: The CIs can be imported in one or two runs of GRloader.