Upgrading from a previous version of systemhound
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systemhound can upgrade or import an earlier systemhound website. This facility is designed to import data from systemhound Rev 4.2 and above. It may also work with earlier versions of systemhound such as Rev 4.0.x but this is not supported.
It is important to backup the previous website before installing systemhound.Follow the steps below to backup up a systemhound website prior to installing and upgrading to systemhound.
When installing into an existing systemhound environment there is no need to re-install the clients. By re-installing the server the existing client machines will be upgraded to the latest version
The systemhound installer will automate many of these tasks but you should make your own backup to ensure that you are able to either revert to the earlier version or perform a manual import.
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Back-up website on the systemhound central server
- Navigate to the systemhound website - for systemhound v4.2 and earlier this is normally installed under c:\program files\systemhound\easy-audit. Later versions are installed under c:\program files\systemhound\website.
- Copy the website folder to a safe location away from the systemhound folder. We recommend that you additionally zip the folder up and save it to CD-ROM.
- Confirm that the backed up website still works by opening up the file index.htm within an internet browser. This file is found within the root of the website.
Back-up custom hardware and software on central server
If you have configured custom hardware or custom software you should back these up prior to uninstalling systemhound. The following files should be copied from the release directory within the systemhound deployment directory.
- custinfo2.dat
- avcustomer.db
There will be a copy of each of these files within the plugins directories under the each directory named by the operating system. E.g. release\nt4\plugins\avcustomer.db, release\Windows2000\plugins\avcustomer.db.
If you have not created any custom software or custom hardware detection entries you do not need to back-up these files.
Uninstall & reinstall systemhound
Now you have backed up the website - uninstall the systemhound server via Add/Remove Programs. If prompted by the installer "Should the systemhound website be deleted as part of this uninstall" you should choose yes because you have manually backed up the files. This will remove systemhound and the website from the installed locations. Next install systemhound and once installed follow the steps below to upgrade and import the website you previously backed up.
Importing a systemhound website
The website maintenance tool is used to rebuild a systemhound website that has either become corrupted or requires upgrading to the latest release of systemhound.
Running the tool
As the tool rebuilds a systemhound website it is designed to be run only on the systemhound central server. The application is located on the central server at the following location:
"Program Files\systemhound\Utils\DataMaintenance\maintDB.exe"
Once started the introduction page is shown:
Figure 1
Click next to display the ’task selection’ page…
Choose 'import website' and click next. The next page will prompt you to select the location of the previously archived website.
Click next and on the confirmation page that is displayed click next again to start the import process.
Once the import has completed you will be able to see the newly imported machines within the systemhound website.
Import completed
The web reports will now include the additional machines just imported.
Web Reports
Restore custom software and custom hardware
If you backed up the systemhound custom software and hardware files - you should copy these files back to the same location. Only copy the following files:
- custinfo2.dat
- avcustomer.db
