We occasionally see situations where it is necessary to duplicate the exact same monitoring configuration from one server to another.  For example, this is sometimes required when a client would want to undo changes made during testing. Repeating a monitoring setup is straightforward. AVIcode's management console snap-in modification of XML-based monitoring agent configuration files. These files are unique in that they are not server-centric, in other words, they are not aware of server-specific configurations like server name or IP address. Rather, the configuration files are application-specific.

As a best practice, we recommend clients make backups of their main configuration files for the the various types of servers being monitored. These files are typically located in the %Program Files%/AVIcode/Intercept/Agent/%Version%/Configuration/ folder on the monitored system. A local network share should be created called //AVIcode/Backups and folders created for each type of monitoring being performed.  In one recent implementation, an AVIcode customer simply created a "Production" folder for the backup configuration files for production systems and a "QA" folder for the files from their QA servers.

These backups become the catalyst for employing repeat monitoring configurations. When you deploy a new agent, simply start the management console snap-in (agent configuration utility) and test its connectivity. This is a required step in order to apply configurations, and should be done both before and after xcopy.  Next, copy the appropriate "backup" files to the new server or desktop configuration directory. Consider the option of configuring a scheduled xcopy job to either pull the backups or push them out to reset the servers on a set schedule. That's all there is to it - enabling repeat monitoring configurations is quick and simple.

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