Upgrading to NerveCenter 3.7
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Upgrading from NerveCenter 3.5 - Overview of the Upgrade Process -
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Overview of the Upgrade Process
This book should be used in conjunction with Installing NerveCenter.
NerveCenter comes with two tools that you can use to modify or upgrade your NerveCenter database:
- DBWizard -- Creates or converts a NerveCenter Access or SQL database. This utility is available only for Windows users.
- SerializeDB -- Transfers data between the NerveCenter database and a serialized file. This tool is useful for backing up and restoring database information. SerializeDB also allows you to convert databases used on one platform (for example, Windows) to another (for example, UNIX). This tool is available on both Windows and UNIX.
Whether upgrading from NerveCenter v3.5 or v3.6, the following table summarizes the upgrade process for UNIX and Windows:
Upgrade at a Glance
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Platform
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Summary
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UNIX |
You should stop all processes and back up or copy your files to a safe location. If installing over an existing NerveCenter, setup preserves and upgrades your data files nervecenter.ncdb, nervecenter.node, mibcomp.txt, and nervectr.mib. |
Windows |
You should stop all processes, export (serialize) your database, and back up or copy your files to a safe location.
If installing over an existing NerveCenter, setup preserves your data and MIB information. However, you must manually upgrade the database as follows: |
When you upgrade NerveCenter, you go through the following process:
- Set up your environment.
- Stop all NerveCenter applications, services (Windows), and processes.
- Export any data you want to save (Windows only).
- Back up or copy to a safe location any files you want to save.
- Remove the old NerveCenter installation.
- Run the installation script (UNIX) or Setup (Windows).
- Upgrade or restore the data and files you want to use with NerveCenter.
The following sections describe these steps in detail: