1. A method to configure information storage and retrieval systems, comprising: providing a configuration loader user interface for accepting configuration commands; and providing a configuration loader capable of communicating with said configuration loader user interface, and with a source storage and retrieval system and with a target information storage and retrieval system, said configuration loader comprising a configuration loader module for applying said source data storage and retrieval system logical configuration to said target information storage and retrieval system: receiving a command from said configuration loader user interface to configure said target information storage and retrieval system using said source storage and retrieval system; determining a physical configuration of said source information storage and retrieval system; determining a physical configuration of said target information storage and retrieval system; determining for each physical object disposed in said source information storage and retrieval system if a corresponding physical object is disposed in said target information storage and retrieval system; operative if for each physical object disposed in said source information storage and retrieval system if a corresponding physical object is disposed in said target information storage and retrieval system; determining a logical configuration of said source information storage and retrieval system; determining a logical configuration of said target information storage and retrieval system; operative if the logical configuration of said source information storage and retrieval system is not the same as the logical configuration of said target information storage and retrieval system, configuring the logical configuration of the target information storage and retrieval system to be the same as the logical configuration of the source information storage and retrieval system.