How to Move a Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2 Database to Another Server (285980)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2
This article was previously published under Q285980

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) 2.2 additional security to the server now requires a security key to log on to the MMS server. This key is written to the registry when you first install MMS. You need to back up this key by using the MMS Key Manager Utility in the event that you need to move the server to another computer. This article describes how to back up the key, and then how to restore an MMS 2.2 database to another computer.

MORE INFORMATION

In the following scenario, there are two servers, ServerA and ServerB. ServerA is the server on which the MMS server currently resides and ServerB is the destination server to which you will move the database.

How to Back Up the MMS Keys on ServerA

  1. On ServerA, click Start, click Programs, and then click Microsoft Metadirectory Services.
  2. Click MMS Key Manager Utility.
  3. Click Backup Keys.
  4. When you are prompted for a password, type the password, verify it, and then click OK.
  5. In the Save As dialog box, click Save to save the keys to the default folder, Config.
  6. Click OK.

Moving the MMS database to Another Server

To copy the database from one computer to another, use the following steps.

NOTE: Use a file compression utility such as WinZip to compress the data into a single file for easy transfer over a network. Be sure to preserve the directory information.
  1. Install MMS on ServerB on the same drive as the original server.
  2. On ServerA, stop the new Zoomit Server service by typing the following command line at a command prompt:

    net stop "zoomit server"

    After this command, wait for up to one minute for all the server resources to be released.

    NOTE: You must stop the source server as well as the (new) destination server before you can copy the database files reliably.
  3. Rename the Zoomserv folder to Zoomserv.old.
  4. Copy the entire contents of the Zoomserv folder from ServerA to ServerB.
  5. Restore the MMS keys to the server. If you do not restore the keys you will not be able to log on to the server. If you try to log on to the server, you receive an "Invalid Password" error message. To restore the server keys:
    1. Click Start, click Programs, and then click Microsoft Metadirectory Services.
    2. Click MMS Key Manager Utility.
    3. Click Restore Keys.
    4. When you are prompted for a password, type the password that you used to generate the keys in the Password box, and then click OK.
    5. The default folder, Config is displayed in the Open dialog box; you can use the default file, Backup.mmskey.
    6. Click Open.
    7. If the restore is successful, you receive a message that states, "Successfully Restored Server Keys."
    8. Click OK.
  6. Start the Zoomit Server service by typing the following command line at a command prompt:

    net start "zoomit server"

    NOTE: You must locate the Zoomserv folder on the same drive letter as on the original server. Therefore, the target MMS server must have the same drive letter available for the Zoomserv folder.

Generating New the MMS Keys

If you want to regenerate the server keys, you can do this in the MMS Key Manager Utility:
  1. Click Start, click Programs, and then click Microsoft Metadirectory Services.
  2. Click MMS Key Manager Utility.
  3. Click Generate Keys. After you regenerate the keys, back up the keys again.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/25/2006
Keywords:kbinfo KB285980
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