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, with at least one information storage and retrieval system configuration source and with at least one target information storage and retrieval system, said configuration loader comprising a configuration loader module for applying said at least one configuration source to said at least one target information storage and retrieval system: operative to said configuration loader receiving a command from said configuration loader user interface to configure said at least one target information storage and retrieval system using said at least one configuration source: said configuration loader module applying said configuration source to said at least one target information storage and retrieval system.