WebLink 8.0.1 introduces a new WebLink Settings Bundler that enables you to backup/migrate your WebLink 8 Administrator’s Utility and WebLink 8 Designer configuration settings from one WebLink installation to another. For example, your organization has purchased a new, more powerful Web server machine and you need to move your current WebLink installation to it. In 8.0, when you uninstalled and reinstalled WebLink, you had to configure WebLink again. Now, in 8.0.1, you can use the WebLink Settings Bundler to export the specific files you need and maintain your current settings when migrating WebLink.

Note: When importing the settings to a new machine, ensure the virtual directory environment on the new machine exactly matches the environment on the old machine. For example, the virtual directory name, authentication, etc. need to all be the same.

To export WebLink settings:

1. On the machine where your current WebLink settings are located, navigate to <Install Directory>/Laserfiche/WebLink 8/Utilities and double-click WebLinkSettingsBundler.exe.
2. Under Export, select the folder you want to export the WebLink settings to. If you want to import these settings to a new machine, you’ll need to move the folder with the exported settings to a location on the new machine.

Note: If you have multiple virtual directories configured, exporting settings will export the settings for all the virtual directories.

To import WebLink settings:

1. Install WebLink on the new machine. Also, move the folder with the exported settings to this new machine.
2. Configure the new virtual directory to have the same settings as the virtual directory on the old machine (virtual directory name, authentication, etc.).
3. Navigate to <Install Directory>/Laserfiche/WebLink 8/Utilities and double-click WebLinkSettingsBundler.exe.
4. Under Import, select the folder where the settings are located.

Note: You may need to open the WebLink Administrator’s Utility and tweak some settings. For example, the file path for your temporary files will need to be updated to an existing location on the new machine.

Note: If you import settings for a WebLink installation that has already been configured, the imported settings will replace the currently configured settings.

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Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 12:05 pm under Support. You can comment on this post.