5.17 Maintaining Central Admin Settings
5.17.4Migrating Data to an Updated Version of the Central Admin Server Software
When updating the Central Admin Server software version in order to use a different server as the Central Admin Server, data from the previous version of the Central Admin Server software must be transferred to the new version.
The data can be migrated by executing the "AmBackup.exe" and "AmRestore.exe" commands in the computer in which the Central Admin Server software is installed.
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If you back up data by executing "Ambackup.exe" in the [Bin] folder from the installation folder of the previous version, you cannot restore the data in the new version of the Central Admin Server.
zIf updating the version of the current Central Admin Sever software, you do not need to migrate data.
zMake sure to export audit logs in advance, as they are not migrated by this operation.
1. Copy the following folder in the new version of the Central Admin Server software to | 5 |
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[\AmManager\Bin] folder in the installation folder of the new Central Admin Server software
In the following cases, overwrite the "ServiceSetting.dll" file in the Bin folder that was copied to an arbitrary location in Step 1, with the file of the same name from the previous version of the Central Admin Server software.
zWhen migrating data from Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 to Win- dows Server 2008
zWhen migrating data from Windows Server 2008 to Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003
The "ServiceSetting.dll" file is stored in the following location:
Under the [\AmManager\Bin] folder in the installation folder of the previous Central Admin Server software
2.Execute "AmBackup.exe" in the [Bin] folder which was copied to an arbitrary folder of the previous version of the Central Admin Server.
For details about "AmBackup.exe", refer to "5.17.1 Backing Up Central Admin Settings" (page 291).
The data of the previous version of the Central Admin Server is backed up.
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