You can configure Back4 by creating or editing a configuration file then loading it into the GN4 database using the cmd4 config -in command.

The Back4 configuration can be defined in the ServerConfig.xml or in the separate file named Back4Config.xml. It is also possible to load a machine specific configuration, where 'machine' refers to the name of the server where Back4 is running. The configuration object must be named Back4Config_ComputerName, e.g., Back4Config_demoserver.

Back4 configurations are loaded in this order:

•Machine specific configuration object

•General Back4Config object

•Back4 element in ServerConfig object

•System default

NOTE:

The Back4 configuration will default to the next option in precedence order if there is an error in the configuration. For example, if there is no machine specific configuration defined, and there is an error in the configuration Back4Config, the service will look for a Back4 configuration section in the ServerConfig.

When the Back4 services starts, an entry is generated in the Event viewer which shows which configuration was loaded, along with other parameters related to the service.