How to Export / transfer Database Registrations / connections from one machine to another (4211704)

How to Export / Transfer Database Registrations from one machine to another

1. Close Backup Reporter on your current machine
2. Go to 'C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Quest Software\'
3. Copy the 'Backup Reporter' folder
4. On the new machine, install and launch Backup Reporter, then close it
5. Go to 'C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Quest Software\' on the new machine and replace with the copy you made earlier
6. In that folder edit the configs.xml and look for each entry that looks like the following:

   <DBList>
   <Database>
     <InstanceDisplayName>ALVSKILPATR-susan11 Control File Data</InstanceDisplayName>
     <InstanceName>susan11</InstanceName>
     <Hostname>ALVSKILPATR</Hostname>
     <DBID>1175945200</DBID>
     <ConnectAtStartup>true</ConnectAtStartup>
     <PolicyName>Default</PolicyName>
     <DBInfo>
       <User>susan</User>

If ' <ConnectAtStartup>' is set to 'true' then change to 'false'

Repeat for each instance.
7. Save the file
8. Launch Backup Reporter but do not attempt to connect, as the passwords have now been cleared (as designed)
9. For each registered database, go ahead and edit the registration i.e. from the overview window <right click> Display Name | Edit registration
10. Click 'edit Password' and set it | Save | Save
11. Once all passwords have been resaved close Backup Reporter
12. Edit the configs.xml again and change <ConnectAtStartup> to 'true' for any you had changed previously to 'false'
13. Re-Launch Backup Reporter