Configuration Settings

Using the Configuration Settings database

Select Use Configuration Settings database to store the configuration settings from each SBM server in a centralized location.

• If you have a distributed installation, it is highly recommended that you use this option to easily synchronize configuration settings between each SBM server. Otherwise, you must export and import configuration snapshot files between SBM Configurator instances on each machine.
• If you select the Use Configuration Settings database option, and you have a multi-environment installation (in which users complete acceptance testing prior to pushing changes into production), specify which environment this server belongs to (for example, Production). Otherwise, leave the environment name as DEFAULT.
• Each environment in an "environment set" requires a different name. When you are prompted to use the Configuration Settings database on each server, enter the name of the environment that the server belongs to.

When you use the Configuration Settings database, the Revision History button appears. This enables you to view and manage prior configurations that have been applied. Each entry provides a complete summary of your installation because it pulls data from the Configuration Settings database (not just the settings from your local machine).

• Use the Search field to find a particular snapshot of the Configuration Settings database. You can search by revision, SBM version, environment name, host name, or comment.
• Filter the list of snapshots using the Environment or SBM version drop-down lists.
• Click View to display an entire snapshot in XML format.
• Select one or more rows (via CTL+click or SHIFT+click) and click Export to save a snapshot file. You can send this file to Support for troubleshooting issues.
• Select a snapshot from the list and click the Revert To button to rollback to an earlier configuration, if necessary. You are prompted to confirm that you want to rollback to a previous configuration. If you decide to continue, you must click Apply after the rollback is finished in order to use the prior configuration.
• Select two rows (via CTL+click or SHIFT+click) and click Compare to launch the comparison window, which enables you to compare snapshots side-by-side. Differences between the snapshots are highlighted.
• Click a column header to sort the list of snapshots by values in that column.
• Hover over a column header and click the filter icon to filter the list by one or more values in the column. A summary of applied filters appears at the bottom of the dialog box.

Using Configuration Snapshots

Select Use Configuration Snapshots to save your configuration in a snapshot file instead of the Configuration Settings database.

This means you will use the Export Configuration and Import Configuration buttons to export your configuration to a local file, which you can import into SBM Configurator on another server to update it with settings from the server where the export was performed. In a distributed installation, if you select Use Configuration Snapshots, you must use the import and export operations to update the connection information and security settings on each server.