Transferring a BOX between hosts

The primary purpose of BOX is for migrating configurations between various hosts and sites. Using the BOX Manager, you can make transfers between hosts.

The BOX Manager has two panels to list BOXes, one for the current host and another for connecting to another host.

Using the copy/paste function, BOXes are transferred between hosts.

  1. On the left-hand panel which list all local BOXes, right-click the BOX to be transferred to open the menu.
  2. Select Copy. Then, right-click in the right-hand panel to open the menu and select Paste.
    You can also drag and drop to transfer BOXes between hosts.
  3. A Paste BOX dialog box opens, showing you the progress of the transfer.
    Clicking Cancel interrupts the transmission and removes the partially pasted BOX items.

    If the transfer is interrupted, for example, due to a weak network, then a dialog box opens to report the details.

  4. When the transfer is complete, the BOX Manager shows the transferred BOX on the right-hand panel.
    If a BOX with the same name already exists in the right-hand panel, then a dialog box opens. This gives you the option to change the name or overwrite.
    • Selecting Paste with another name transfers BOX to the target host with the new name.
    • Selecting Overwrite replaces the existing BOX with the pasted one.
    In the event that you copy and paste a BOX to the same host and select Overwrite, the IDE cancels the paste operation.