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Initialize new Communications Manager component using existing configuration

You can use the configuration of an existing Communications Manager component to initialize a new Communications Manager component, including Communications Manager Docker containers. For that, perform the following steps:

  1. Export the configuration of an existing Communications Manager component into a single file.
  2. For the Contract Manager, pass this file as the ContractManager!ImportConfigurationFile parameter to StartContractManager.exe.
  3. For a Communications Manager instance, pass this file as the Instance!ImportConfigurationFile parameter to StartInstance.exe.

The configuration export is supported for the Contract Manager and Communications Manager instances starting from Communications Manager version 5.2.0 and later. The support is provided both for regular and Docker Communications Manager installations.

A file can only be imported in a particular Communications Manager version if has been created by the export tools that are included in that Communications Manager version. That is, to import a configuration into the Communications Manager latest version, you need to have exported that configuration with the export tools of the latest Communications Manager version you are using.