Exporting and modifying a configuration

openFT provides the ADM administrator with an export function that allows the configuration data to be backed up, checked or modified.

It is not possible to change the configuration data directly on the remote administration server.

Note that the purpose of the ftshwc command is not to output the entire configuration for the ADM administrator. Its purpose is rather to show a remote administrator the openFT instances which that administrator is able to administer, including the remote administration permissions on the instances that have been granted to the administrator.

Exporting the configuration

If the ADM administrator wishes to export the configuration, he/she must enter the following command on the remote administration server:

ftexpc xml-file

Alternatively, in the openFT Explorer:
Administration menu, Remote Administration - Export Configuration... command.

The configuration data is stored in XML format in the file xml-file. The notation is the same as is used when creating the configuration file. See section “Creating a configuration file using a text or XML editor”.

The file can be exported during live operation.

Changing the configuration

The following steps are necessary if the ADM administrator wishes to change a configuration, for instance in order to add instances or change addresses:

1. Export the configuration into a file as described above, e.g. using ftexpc xml-file.

2. Make the changes in the file. For details, see section “Creating a configuration file using the Configuration Editor” or section “Creating a configuration file using a text or XML editor”.

3. Import the changed file, e.g. using ftimpc xml-file. See also section “Importing the configuration”.

   The configuration can be imported during live operation. If, however, the changes to the configuration are particularly extensive, a message is issued prompting you to stop the asynchronous openFT server before performing the import. You can use the commands ftstop and ftstart or the corresponding commands in the Administration menu of the openFT Explorer to stop and subsequently start the server.

The changes take effect immediately. However, running ADM requests with the old configuration are not canceled. The new configuration is displayed in the openFT Explorer if you choose the Update command from the context menu of the relevant remote administration server.