How to: Save or Load Speech Server Settings
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You can save a computer's Speech Server settings to a file and then load those settings on another computer by using the Speech Server Administrator console.
The settings file provides detailed information that you can examine before loading the settings on another computer. You can also provide the settings file to support personnel for diagnostics purposes. It is recommended that you save settings before modifying or upgrading the current Speech Server installation.
When you load settings, Speech Server makes a backup copy of the existing settings before overwriting the values. If you need to revert to the old settings, you can restore them by loading the backup settings file.
Warning
Speech Server maintains only one backup settings file. Each time you load a settings file, Speech Server replaces the existing backup file with a new one.
Before overwriting settings on the target computers, Speech Server checks to ensure that all settings are valid on all the computers. Settings that include local path names are not valid if those paths do not exist on a target computer. For example, the source computer might have a setting that includes drive letter G in the path, which is invalid on target computers that do not have a G drive. When a problem is detected, Speech Server does not start the copy operation and settings are not changed on the target computers.
Note
To avoid complications from settings that could be problematic, stop Speech Server on the computer before loading a settings file. When the new settings are successfully loaded, start Speech Server and monitor its performance to ensure it runs correctly.
Saving or Loading Speech Server Settings
To save or load settings
Open the Speech Server Administrator console.
For more information, see How to: Start the Speech Server Administrator Console.
In the console tree, double-click Speech Server, double-click the applicable group, and then click Servers.
If you are loading settings, stop Speech Server on the applicable computer.
For more information, see How to: Start and Stop Speech Server.
In the details pane, right-click the computer, point to All Tasks, and then do one of the following:
- Click Save Settings, and then select a file location to hold the saved settings.
- Click Load Settings, and then select a file from which to load the settings.
If you stopped Speech Server, start and monitor the server to ensure it runs correctly.