Applies to: Forefront Protection for SharePoint

Topic Last Modified: 2011-04-19

Using the Forefront Management Shell to enter Windows PowerShell commands, you can export your Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint configuration to an .xml file that you can then use to:

• Customize your configuration settings after a new installation.
  
• Duplicate that configuration on another system.
  
• Help recover your system after a failure.
  

Note:
This topic describes simple import and export procedures. If you are backing up and restoring Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint data to aid in a disaster recovery situation, see Backing up and restoring the product.

Tip:

If you are managing FPSP on multiple SharePoint servers, in an enterprise, for example, Microsoft recommends that you manage configuration settings using the Microsoft Forefront Protection Server Management Console (FPSMC). You can download FPSMC from the Microsoft Download Center at the following location: Microsoft Forefront Protection Server Management Console (FPSMC) 2010. Documentation for FPSMC can be found in the TechNet library at Forefront Protection Server Management Console.

1. Create a new folder for your settings (for example: C:\ConfigSettings).

2. Export your configuration settings to an .xml file in that folder By following these steps:

   1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Forefront Server Protection, and then click Forefront Management Shell.
      
   2. To export the configuration file to an .xml file, enter the following WindowsPowerShell command, using the -path parameter to identify the name of the .xml file to be created and the folder into which it should be placed:
      Export-FsspSettings -path c:\ConfigSettings\Export.xml
      

      Note:
      Extended options are not included when running this command.

3. If you have set any extended options, you can export these settings to a text file that can be referenced if you will be configuring extended options on the target computer. To export all extended options to a text file called Extended.txt, type the following Windows PowerShell command (the "*" value of the -name parameter causes all extended options to be exported):

   Get-FsspExtendedOption -name * >> c:\ConfigSettings\Extended.txt

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Forefront Server Protection, and then click Forefront Management Shell.

2. To import the configuration file, enter the following Windows PowerShell command (where path is the location and name of the .xml file created in the previous procedure):

   Import-FsspSettings -path c:\ConfigSettings\Export.xml

3. To list all of your current extended options, along with their values, enter the following Windows PowerShell command:

   Get-FsspExtendedOption -name *

4. Compare your current extended options to the options you previously exported to the Extended.txt file.

5. If you want to modify any of your current extended options, enter the following Windows PowerShell command:

   Set-FsspExtendedOption -name name -Value value

   Where name is the parameter name and value is the new parameter value. You must enter each extended option separately.

6. If you want to recreate extended options that do not exist on your current system, enter the following Windows PowerShell command:

   New-FsspExtendedOption -name name -Value value

   Tip:
   The video Importing Configuration Settings in Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint walks you through the steps for importing and exporting configuration settings.