Actually, while we do have plans to upgrade, we are looking for a way to back up & restore for just cf 4.5.
Can I essentially just export the keys I need (mappings, odbc, debugging, cfx tags etc) and re-import each key individually after a fresh install of the same app server version? Brook At 03:43 PM 11/03/02 -0500, you wrote: > > Is there are way to backup & restore the CF server > > settings as part of a disaster recovery plan? Can > > the registry settings be updated? How would you back > > this up and restore the settings after a fresh install > > of CF Server. > >Since you're moving from CF 4.5 to 5.0, you probably will want to be careful >doing this. You can, however, migrate things like datasources from one to >the other by backing up and restoring registry keys. The appropriate keys >are: > >HKLM\SOFTWARE\Allaire\ColdFusion (for CF 4.5; in 5.0, it'll be >HKLM\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\ColdFusion) >HKLM\SOFTWARE\ODBC.INI > >Now, with both of these, you won't simply want to export and import without >looking over the new and old registry keys a bit first. In addition, it's >probably not worth exporting all of your general CF configuration >information, since the appropriate values for some of these things will >likely be different in CF 5 than in 4.5. > >Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software >http://www.figleaf.com/ >voice: (202) 797-5496 >fax: (202) 797-5444 > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
