Copy Server Role Settings

Copy server role Entity that contains a logical, predefined set of components (system software or certified third-party software) deployed in the Data Center and Site Zones that provide specific functionality for the system. settings to copy all or selected role settings from an active server role to one or more active instances of a server role, of the same type and version, anywhere in the installations hierarchy.

When you copy a server role’s settings, the Enterprise Manager locates for you all possible target server roles installed in the enterprise (that is, it locates all server roles that are of the same type and version as the role you are copying).

Use this feature if your environment requires the same server role to be configured consistently across multiple servers. You can configure one instance of the server role and then use that server role as a template and copy its configuration to other server roles of the same type and version.

To perform this procedure, you must have the View Installation Hierarchy privilege Permissions associated with each role that define the features of the application a user is able to view and the functionality in the application the user can access. and the Edit Installation Hierarchy privilege with a scope covering the source managed server Server that is managed by the Enterprise Manager application. and the target managed server. Note that some server roles cannot be copied and do not support the copy server role functionality.

To copy role settings:

Go to System Management Module that allows performing suite-wide system management activities from a single, Web-based application, the Enterprise Manager.. Under Enterprise, select Settings.
In the Installations tree (left pane), select the managed server that contains the server role(s) you want to copy.

If necessary, click the small arrow to the left of the Server node to expand the node and display all of the server roles that are active on that server.
Select a server role, and then click Copy Role Settings. The Copy Role Settings window displays. Roles that cannot be copied do not display.

If the Copy Role Settings button does not display or is grayed out, then this functionality is not available for this role (or you don’t have the appropriate privileges to use this feature).
Complete the Copy Role Settings window according to the following:

Item	Description
Target Roles	Displays all managed servers that have an active Server role that is of the same type and version as the role you are copying. Select the managed server to which you want to copy the role. If necessary, click the arrows to expand Site Groups or Sites. If there are no managed servers in the enterprise that have an active Server role that is of the same type and version as the role you are copying, a message appears at the top of the screen indicating that no matching server roles were found.
Available Sections	Lists the server role settings that you can copy by section of the Server Role configuration screen. Check only the sections that contain the server role settings you wish to copy. You can click Select All Sections to copy all of the role settings. You can click Select No Sections to copy none of the role settings.

Item

Description

Target Roles

Displays all managed servers that have an active Server role that is of the same type and version as the role you are copying.

Select the managed server to which you want to copy the role. If necessary, click the arrows to expand Site Groups or Sites.

If there are no managed servers in the enterprise that have an active Server role that is of the same type and version as the role you are copying, a message appears at the top of the screen indicating that no matching server roles were found.

Available Sections

Lists the server role settings that you can copy by section of the Server Role configuration screen.

Check only the sections that contain the server role settings you wish to copy.

You can click Select All Sections to copy all of the role settings.

You can click Select No Sections to copy none of the role settings.

Click Copy. The copied server role settings appear under the target server role settings.

After you make any server role configuration changes, check for any services or applications that require a restart, as discussed in Viewing and Continuing from the Service and Application Notification Pop-Up Window.