IMF Tune Upgrade to v4

Involve an in-place upgrade or a move to new server hardware. This is especially true because IMF Tune v4 now supports both Exchange 2003 and 2007. Since Exchange 2007 requires a migration to a 64-bit platform, in this case IMF Tune would also need to move along.

In-Place Upgrade from IMF Tune v2.x/v3.0/v4.0 (earlier builds)

When installing IMF Tune v4 on a machine where an earlier build is already installed, follow these steps in order to retain your current configuration settings.

1. From the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet, uninstall the current IMF Tune build.

2. Install the latest build to the same HDD location where the previous build was installed. IMF Tune will automatically adopt the configuration of the previous installation.

Moving IMF Tune v2.x/v3.0 to IMF Tune v4 on a New Machine

IMF Tune v4.0 will automatically upgrade the configuration settings of earlier releases when found on the local machine at installation time. To benefit from this automatic upgrade we need to first move the configuration of earlier IMF Tune versions to the new machine as follows:

1. If IMF Tune v4 was already installed on the destination machine, uninstall this and delete the IMF Tune application directory.

2. On the destination machine create the following directory:
   <Program Files>\WinDeveloper IMF Tune

3. On the source machine running IMF Tune v2.x/v3.0 locate any of the following directories:
   <Source Machine IMF Tune dir.>\config
   <Source Machine IMF Tune dir.>\configv3

   Depending on your IMF Tune installation history one of these two directories may not be present. Copy these directories and all files within them to the destination machine under:
   <Program Files>\WinDeveloper IMF Tune

4. Install IMF Tune v4 now.

Moving IMF Tune v4 across Machines

In case IMF Tune v4 is running on more than one machine, we may need to replicate the configuration across installations. Since both machines are running the same IMF Tune version, we can use the IMF Tune Backup/Restore tool (IMFTBak.exe) in replication mode as follows:

1. At the source machine whose configuration is to be copied run the following command:
   <IMF Tune application dir.>\IMFTBak.exe /backup <destination dir.>

2. Under the destination directory a file with extension *.ibak will be created. Move this file to the machine running the second IMF Tune v4.

3. On the second machine run the following command:
   <IMF Tune application dir.>\IMFTBak.exe /replicate <Backup File Path>

Note: IMFTBak.exe can only be used when moving configurations across IMF Tune installations running the same version.