Overview

This article provides the steps to move GFI EventsManager to a new server while retaining the current configuration settings.

Note: Before you move the configuration from one installation to the other, it is recommended that you check that you are running the same version and build of GFI EventsManager. This can be done from GFI EventsManager > General > Version Information.

Process

Note: Take a backup of your current GFI EventsManager configuration before proceeding with the migration.

Taking a Backup

1. Open the GFI EventsManager configuration on the current server.
2. Click File and select Import and Export Configurations.
3. From the Import and Export Configurations Wizard, click Export to export the desired configurations to a file.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter a name and destination where you want to save your backup configuration file.
6. Click Next.
7. Select the options you wish to export to the new GFI EventsManager Server. If you want to copy the entire configuration, click the Select All button, then click the Next button to proceed. The configuration is now exported.
8. Stop the GFI EventsManager service on the current server.

Note (Applies only to EventsManager 2011 and older versions): If the GFI EventsManager database resides on the same server and you wish to move the database to the new server, follow the procedure described in Moving a GFI EventsManager Database Between Microsoft SQL Servers.

Note (Applies only to EventsManager 2012 and newer versions): If the GFI EventsManager database resides on the same server and you wish to move the database to the new server, follow the procedure described in the article Moving the DLib Database Between Two GFI EventsManager Servers​.

Importing Backup Configuration on the New GFI EventsManager Server

1. Install GFI EventsManager on the new machine.
2. Copy the backup configuration file created in the previous procedure onto the new GFI EventsManager server.
3. Open the GFI EventsManager Configuration on the new machine.
4. Click File and select Import and Export Configurations.
5. From the Import and Export Configurations Wizard, click Import to import the desired configurations from a file and click Next.
6. Locate the backup configuration file and click Next.
7. Select the options you wish to import on to the new GFI EventsManager Server. If you want to copy the entire configuration, click the Select All button. Then click the Next button to proceed.
   Note: You might encounter a warning message saying that a policy with the same name already exists. You can safely confirm the replacement by clicking the Yes button.
8. The GFI EventsManager configuration has now been imported.

Note: Once the migration is complete, you will need to update your Syslog and SNMP devices to point to the new GFI EventsManager server.