Copying an EFT Server Configuration to Several Computers

Copying or migrating EFT Server configuration might be necessary for several reasons, such as:

• Moving a Proof of Concept (PoC) in your staging environment without wanting to re-create all the settings and configuration data.

• Creating a standard configuration for installation on multiple computers.

• Updating EFT Server software with a fresh install rather than patching.

Installation and Deployment Considerations

Consider the following before moving a configuration from the source to the target system:

• Set the prototype Site's Home IP to All Incoming. It must not be bound to a specific IP address unless the system you are deploying to is bound to the same IP address.

• Make sure the target system’s installation paths are the same as the installation path on the source computer. For example, suppose you installed EFT Server on drive C, then install it on drive C on the target, too. If the drive letters are different, change the drive letter on the target before installing the software.

• Make sure EFT Server root and location of the .aud file (if you are using GlobalSCAPE’s authentication manager) on the target system are the same as on the source computer. The drive letters on the target system must match those on the source system for the Virtual File System (VFS) (EFT Server's Virtual File System allows you to grant access to files and folders on your system based on user and Group permissions. See virtual folder.) to be able to find EFT Server root (if they do not match, all permissions and groups will be lost).

• Use the same administrator username and password when installing on the source and target systems.

To set up the deployment configuration

1. Install and activate the product on the source system.

2. Configure the Sites, Users, Groups, file and folder permissions, Event Rules, Users, and so on.

3. Exit EFT Administrator and stop the GlobalSCAPE EFT Server service in the Services dialog box (in the Windows control panel).

4. Copy the following files from EFT Server installation directory to the target computer:

• FTP.cfg

• [YourSite].aud

• All .bak and .update files

• All certificates/keys/PGPkeys

5. Create the same physical folder (directory you create on your hard drive from the EFT Server) structure on the target system as the folder structure created by the configuration of the source computer.

The easiest way to duplicate the physical folder structure is to copy the folder structure from the source to the target.

6. Install and activate the product on the target system.

7. Cancel the automatic setup wizard that appears the first time you run EFT Administrator.

8. Exit EFT Administrator and stop the GlobalSCAPE EFT Server service in the Services dialog box (in the Windows control panel).

9. Paste the files gathered from the source system into the EFT Server installation folder on the target system, overwriting existing files as necessary (which should only be FTP.cfg at this point).

10. Restart the GlobalSCAPE EFT Server service and login using EFT Administrator.

11. Double-check server and Site configuration. The target system setup is now complete.