Installing and Using Utilities 5-117Configuring the Active Upgrade ProcessConfiguring the Active Upgrade process involves the following tasks:• Creating and managing configuration files• Selecting disks to upgrade• Selecting other configuration files to include• Selecting application services to control• Selecting Event Viewer log files to back up• Configuring custom actions• Providing a description for a configuration file• Displaying the upgrade summaryCreating and Managing Configuration FilesConfiguration files allow you to save upgrade configurations that you can use immediately or in thefuture.If you frequently perform upgrades your system, you can create a configuration file to preserve yoursettings so you can perform similar upgrades as often as necessary. If applicable, you can createmultiple configuration files, each with different system settings to prepare the system for aparticular type of system or application software upgrade.In addition, you can call one or more existing configuration files from the configuration file you arecurrently editing, so that the settings from the called files will also apply to the file you are editing.This is called nestingThe default location for Active Upgrade configuration files is \ProgramFiles\ftsys\ActiveUpgrade\User Configurations, but you can save a configuration file in anydirectory. If you specify a different directory when saving or opening files, the Active Upgradeconsole uses the same user-specified directory (on a per-user basis) the next time you open the filebrowser.NOTE:You can save a configuration file to any disk — system or data, internal or external. The ActiveUpgrade console automatically copies configuration files to a staging area before beginning theupgrade to ensure that they are available throughout the upgrade process.
