How to migrate (move) your existing Sophos Management server installation to a new server

This article explains how you can migrate (move) your existing Sophos Management server installation to a new server.  Following this article will ensure you retain your existing configurations of policies and groups.

Known to affect the following Sophos products and versions
Enterprise Console 4.5.0
Enterprise Console 4.7.0
Sophos Enterprise Manager 4.7.0
Enterprise Console 4.0.0

Please note:

• These instructions apply only to installations that used the default settings. In particular, it does not apply to installations where the database and/or the management service are located on a different server to Enterprise Console.
• The target server should be in the same domain as the existing server.
• Ensure that you are running only one Console on the network at a time, otherwise you will experience problems.
• If you are migrating to a server running Windows Server 2008, please be aware that you will need to use a message relay for network communications if you have more than 5,000 endpoints. See Enterprise Console: configuring message relay computers for more information.
• Before you start, read the Warning about editing the windows registry.

What to do

For instructions on migrating your Sophos Management server please see the relevant migration guide.

• Enterprise Console migration guide [ Apr 2011 ]
• Enterprise Manager migration guide [ Jul 2011 ]