Setting Up the Export Archive on the Source Server

An export archive resides on the source content server, where it collects information from the Web site. During replication, the export archive is copied to an import archive, residing on the target server. (That import archive needs to be created first so that you can point to it when you create the export archive.)

After you create an import archive (see Setting Up the Import Archive on the Target Server), you're ready to create an export archive. You create (or edit) an export archive using the Manage Site Replication page on the source server.

To set up an export archive, perform these tasks:

Log on to the source content server as an administrator. On the main menu, select Administration, then Site Studio Administration, and then Manage Site Replication.

This opens the Manage Site Replication page.

Click Add Export Archive.

This opens the Add Export Archive page.

Or, if you are updating an existing export archive, highlight it in the list of archives and click Change Settings.
Enter a name for the archive beside Archive Name (the name appears in the list of available archives on the Manage Site Replication page).

The archive name should not contain spaces or special characters.
Enter a description of the archive beside Archive Description.
Choose the Web site to replicate in the Web Site menu.
Check Include project file in export archive if you want to replicate your entire site hierarchy.

If you do not want to replicate the entire site hierarchy and instead want to replicate individual sections, then leave this option unchecked, continue with the steps below and then follow the steps in Replication Individual Sections of Your Site.
For Transfer to Collection, select the collection on the target content server where this archive is copied to.

Click Open Collection to browse to the collection on the target server.
For Transfer to Archive, select the archive on the target server where this export archive is copied to (see Setting Up the Import Archive on the Target Server).
Check Automatically export new and changed content if you want the replication process to be automatic whenever content on the source server changes. (If you do not choose this, then you must manually trigger the replication.)
Click Add Archive.

Or, if you are updating an existing export archive, click Update.

When you select a Web site for the export archive (Step 7), Site Studio archives and replicates everything related to your site (see What Gets Replicated). To customize what gets archived or to add more items to the archive, you can refine the archive query directly using the Archiver applet.

The next step is to start the replication (see Starting the Site Replication).

If you plan to use Site Studio replicator to replicate individual sections of your site, then the next step is opening the Site Studio Replicator (see Using Site Studio Replicator).