5.1

Prepare a Microsoft .NET Framework for Migrating RSA Keys
To use an existing View Composer database, you must migrate the RSA key container between computers.
You migrate the RSA key container by using the ASP.NET IIS registration tool provided with the
Microsoft .NET Framework.
Prerequisites
Download the .NET Framework and read about the ASP.NET IIS registration tool from the following locations:
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http://www.microsoft.com/net
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/k6h9cz8h(VS.80).aspx
Procedure
1 Install the .NET Framework on the computer on which the View Composer service associated with the
existing database is installed.
2 Install the .NET Framework on the destination computer on which you want to want to install the new
View Composer service.
What to do next
Migrate the RSA key container to the destination computer. See “Migrate the RSA Key Container to the New
View Composer Service,” on page 39.
Migrate the RSA Key Container to the New View Composer Service
To use an existing View Composer database, you must migrate the RSA key container from the source computer
on which the existing View Composer service resides to the computer on which you want to install the new
View Composer service.
You must perform this procedure before you install the new View Composer service.
Prerequisites
Verify that the Microsoft .NET Framework and the ASP.NET IIS registration tool are installed on the source
and destination computers. See “Prepare a Microsoft .NET Framework for Migrating RSA Keys,” on page 39.
Procedure
1 On the source computer on which the existing View Composer service resides, open a command prompt
and navigate to the %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0 xxxxx directory.
2 Type the aspnet_regiis command to save the RSA key pair in a local file.
aspnet_regiis -px "SviKeyContainer" "keys.xml" -pri
The ASP.NET IIS registration tool exports the RSA public-private key pair from the SviKeyContainer
container to the keys.xml file and saves the file locally.
3 Copy the keys.xml file to the destination computer on which you want to install the new View Composer
service.
4 On the destination computer, open a command prompt and navigate to the %windir
%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0
xxxxx directory.
5 Type the aspnet_regiis command to migrate the RSA key pair data.
aspnet_regiis -pi "SviKeyContainer" " path \keys.xml" -exp
where path is the path to the exported file.
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