Please follow the instructions below to update all EventSentry installations in your network. Always make sure that you export the configuration prior to any version upgrade.
Upgrading from EventSentry v2.50 to v2.60 (or later)
1.Download the most current setup file and start the installation on the machine where the management console is installed. You will not have to apply any patches if you download the latest setup, which already has all patches incorporated into it.
| 2. | The MSI installer will now automatically upgrade your existing installation. If the upgrade fails, uninstall version 2.50 (make sure you have a configuration backup) and then run the latest setup again. If your configuration was not preserved, import the previously exported configuration (File -> Import). |
| 3. | Perform a Remote Update "Manage Agent(s)" to update the service on the remaining computers. |
Upgrading from EventSentry v2.43 (or earlier) to v2.50 (or later)
| 1. | Uninstall the currently installed version from the template (management) machine and make sure that you keep the configuration. |
| 2. | MySQL and Oracle only: Run the Database Setup Wizard to initialize the new EventSentry database. |
| 3. | Optional: Run the Database Migration Wizard to migrate data from the existing to the new database. |
| 4. | Configure new features and save the configuration. It is recommended that you change ODBC actions to use connection strings instead of System DSN names. |
| 5. | Perform a Remote Update "Manage Agent(s)" and update the service on the remaining computers. |
Upgrading from EventSentry v2.x to v2.43 (or earlier)
| 1. | Download the most current setup file (eventsentry_v2.XX_setup.exe). Run the setup on all template (management) machines. An uninstall of the current version is not required. A reboot is not required. |
| 2. | Configure new features and save the configuration. |
| 3. | Perform a Remote Update "Update Configuration" and update all settings. |
| 4. | Perform a Remote Update "Manage Agent(s)" and update the service on the remaining computers. |
Upgrading from EventSentry v1.x to v2.30
| 1. | If EventSentry Light v1.x was installed with the installer then uninstall it first. |
| 2. | Install the 2.x version of EventSentry on the management computer in your network; the existing service will be stopped and updated, the configuration will be preserved. |
| 3. | If applicable remove all left over files that belong to EventSentry v1.x (e.g. eventsentry_gui.exe) |
| 4. | Launch the management interface and verify that the configuration was converted correctly. |
| 5. | Configure new features and save the configuration. |
| 6. | Perform a Remote Update "Update Configuration" and update all settings. |
| 7. | Perform a Remote Update "Manage Agent(s)" and update the service on the remaining computers. |
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Users who installed EventSentry Light 1.x with the setup routine should completely uninstall EventSentry Light 1.x and perform a new installation from scratch. Note that this affects only computers where EventSentry Light version 1.x was setup with the installation routine. |
