The Aptify Configuration Migration (CM) Tool assists administrators in moving entities and metadata from one location to another. This tool can be used to unpack entities during the initial server installation process, or during a server upgrade to a new version of Aptify. The CM Tool can also be used to move organization-specific entities and changes from one server to another. The administrator can choose which items to pack from a source side and unpack them on destination side, all within the same GUI interface. For example, to move new entities from a development server to the production server, the entities are packed on the development server using the Open Configuration for Packing option and then unpacked on the production server, using the tool's Open Configuration for Unpacking option. The CM tool also provides administrators with the ability, prior to any packing or unpacking action on an object, to validate the object's data using existing rules or with newly defined rules.
Note
The Aptify CM Tool should be tested against a non-production environment first before using it to move entities into a production environment.
Be sure to back up the production server where you are trying to move entities, to provide a fall-back option, in case a problem occurs during the unpacking process.
The Aptify CM Tool provides the following functions:
- Pack and unpacking entities and metadata
- Upgrading existing entities
- Moving objects from one Aptify System to another Aptify system
- Include or exclude any object while packing and unpacking
- Validation of data using rules before performing a packing or unpacking action
- Adding validation rules to system based on user requirements
- Automatic detailed logging of packing and unpacking processes, with exceptions being highlighted in red
This topic includes the following information to help you use the Aptify CM Tool: