To transfer Active Roles configuration, you can collect configuration objects from one Active Roles environment and then deploy them to another environment in the following way:
- Create a configuration package file with the Configuration Collection Wizard.
- Deploy the package with the Configuration Deployment Wizard.
To create a configuration package with the Configuration Collection wizard
- Start the wizard by running the Configuration Collection Wizard application from the Start menu or Start page.
- On the Collect Active Roles Configuration Data page, do the following:
- Click Connect and using the Connect to Administration Service dialog that opens, select the Administration Service to which you want the wizard to connect.
- Under Select configuration objects to package, select the objects you want to include in the configuration package, and specify whether you want to collect the child objects of the selected objects.
- When finished, click Create Package.
- On the Specify a location for the configuration package page, do the following:
- Click Browse to specify a location and name for the configuration package file.
- Under Package description, enter the package description (optionally).
- To cause the wizard to collect Access Templates associated with selected objects, leave the Do not collect associated Access Templates check box cleared. Otherwise, select this check box.
- To cause the wizard to collect Policy Objects associated with selected objects, leave the Do not collect associated Policy Objects check box cleared. Otherwise, select this check box.
- On the Verify the information you specified page, click Start.
To deploy a configuration package with the Configuration Deployment wizard
- Start the wizard by running the Configuration Deployment Wizard application from the Start menu or Start page.
- On the Deploy Active Roles Configuration Data page, do the following:
- Click Browse to select the configuration package file.
- Optionally, select the Ignore errors check box for the wizard to ignore any errors during the configuration deployment.
- Click Deploy Package.
- On the Connect to Administration Service page, select the Administration Service to which you want the wizard to connect, and then click Next.
- On the Add Domain Name Mapping page, if names of the managed domains differ in the test and production environments, add domain name mapping entries, and then click Next.
- On the Verify the information you specified page, click Start.