replicating imss 7.0 policy and configuration

issue:
existing imss 7.0 server behaving funny and we suspect that it's going to crash soon. We actually prepare another server with the same IP address and hostname then start to install IMSS 7.0. Now, how do we replicate the settings on existing server to the newly installed server?

solution:
Use utilpolicy ( you can ask from Trend Support or myself for a copy). It's not published in the KB (ASFAIK). The tool will backup policies and IMSS settings. It doesn't matter if the database user name and password different from the earlier server settings.

Overview of the tool
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utilPolicy.exe is a simple tool to import/export policy rules and internal addresses using SQL script.



How to use the tool
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Run to corresponding command line.
a. To export the policy rules and internal addresses:
utilPolicy.exe -e %exported_file_name%
example: "utilPolicy -e policy.txt"

b. To import the policy rules and internal addresses:
utilPolicy.exe -i %exported_file_name%
example: "utilPolicy -i Policy.txt"

3. Restart the IMSS Policy Service.