After SIMS is installed and you have responded to prompts for various information during the initial setup of the server, the server saves or backs up the Sun Message Store configuration. This configuration version is known as the default configuration.
Subsequently, the Admin Console enables you to back up your Sun Message Store configuration at any time. The Admin Console enables you to save up to two versions of the Sun Message Store configuration. The latest working configuration is known as the current configuration. The previously saved working configuration is known as the backup configuration.
For example, imagine that you reconfigure certain aspects of the Sun Message Store using the Admin Console. You decide to back up this particular configuration on May 1. Because this configuration is the latest working configuration, it is considered the current configuration. On June 1, you reconfigure more aspects of the Sun Message Store and perform another backup. The May 1 configuration becomes the backup configuration and the June 1 configuration is considered the current configuration. On August 1, you reconfigure even more aspects of the Sun Message Store and perform another backup. Because the Sun Message Store can save only two configuration versions, the May 1 configuration is not saved. The June 1 configuration becomes the backup configuration and the August 1 is considered the current configuration.
If for some reason you wish to use a previous Sun Message Store configuration version, you can restore one of the following configuration versions:
