Using the Export and Import commands on the Action menu, you can export/ import the settings defined on the various Administration Tasks tabs. Selecting one of these commands displays a dialog allowing you to select the configuration, auditing and protection settings to be exported/imported.
To export Administration Task settings:
1 Open the Administration Tasks tab.
2 Click the Action | Export menu command.
3 On the Export dialog, select the configuration, auditing and protection settings to be exported:
Server
Use the task under this heading to create protection templates that can then be assigned to agent configurations to enable server-level protection.
File System Create File System Protection templates to define critical files/folders that are to be protected against unauthorized modifications.
For more information, see the Dell™ Change Auditor for Windows® File Servers User Guide.
CAFS
Table 16. Export dialog settings Configuration
NOTE: By default, all settings except for the Coordinator Configuration and Application User Interface settings are selected for export. When imported, these configuration settings overwrite any existing settings that may be present.
Agent Select to export all agent configurations including
the settings and auditing and protection template assignments.
NOTE: When selected, the auditing and protection templates that must be assigned to agent
configurations are selected by default, and cannot be cleared.
Coordinator Select to export the coordinator configuration settings.
NOTE: This option is not selected by default.
Application User Interface Select to export Change Auditor client feature authorizations.
NOTE: This option is not selected by default.
Report Layouts Select to export any Report Layout templates.
Purge Jobs Select to export any scheduled purge jobs.
Auditing
Audit Events Select to export the audit event settings, such as enabled/disabled events, event severity and descriptions.
Table 15. Administration Task tab: Task descriptions
Task List/Task Description License
Excluded Accounts Select to export any Excluded Accounts templates.
NOTE: When the Agent option is selected in the Configuration section of this dialog, this option is also selected and cannot be cleared. This is because this type of template must be assigned to an agent configuration in order to work properly.
Active Directory Select to export any custom Active Directory auditing definitions.
Active Directory | Attributes Select to export any custom Active Directory attribute auditing definitions.
Active Directory | Member Of Group Select to export the contents of the Member of Group list.
Active Directory | Excluded AD Query Select to export the contents of the Excluded AD Query list.
ADAM (AD LDS) Select to export any ADAM (AD LDS) auditing definitions.
ADAM (AD LDS) | Attributes Select to export any ADAM (AD LDS) attribute auditing definitions.
Exchange Online Select to export the Exchange Online Mailbox auditing list.
Exchange Mailbox Select to export the Exchange Mailbox auditing list.
SQL Select to export any SQL auditing templates.
NOTE: When the Agent option is selected in the Configuration section of this dialog, this option is also selected and cannot be cleared. This is because this type of template must be assigned to an agent configuration in order to work properly.
VMware Select to export any VMware auditing templates.
SharePoint Select to export any SharePoint auditing
templates.
File System Select to export any File System auditing templates.
NOTE: When the Agent option is selected in the Configuration section of this dialog, this option is also selected and cannot be cleared. This is because this type of template must be assigned to an agent configuration in order to work properly.
Registry Select to export any Registry auditing templates.
NOTE: When the Agent option is selected in the Configuration section of this dialog, this option is also selected and cannot be cleared. This is because this type of template must be assigned to an agent configuration in order to work properly.
Services Select to export any Service auditing templates.
NOTE: When the Agent option is selected in the Configuration section of this dialog, this option is also selected and cannot be cleared. This is because this type of template must be assigned to an agent configuration in order to work properly.
Table 16. Export dialog settings
4 Click OK to export the selected settings into an XML file.
5 On the Save Configuration dialog, select the location where the XML file is to be saved. By default, the name of the file is Change Auditor Configuration; however, you can change this in the File name field.
Click Save.
SonicWALL Select to export any SonicWALL web site or cloud
storage auditing templates.
NOTE: When the Agent option is selected in the Configuration section of this dialog, this option is also selected and cannot be cleared. This is because this type of template must be assigned to an agent configuration in order to work properly.
Protection
Active Directory Select to export any Active Directory protection templates.
ADAM (AD LDS) Select to export any ADAM (AD LDS) protection templates.
Group Policy Select to export any Group Policy protection templates.
Exchange Mailbox Select to export any Exchange Mailbox protection templates.
File System Select to export any File System protection templates.
NOTE: When the Agent option is selected in the Configuration section of this dialog, this option is also selected and cannot be cleared. This is because this type of template must be assigned to an agent configuration in order to work properly.
NOTE: A similar dialog appears when you use the Action | Import menu command. From this dialog, you can then select the configuration, auditing and protection settings to be imported.
Table 16. Export dialog settings