When Ridgeline And A Previous Version Are Installed On The Same System - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Installation Manual

When Ridgeline and a Previous Version are Installed on the
Same System
To migrate data from an earlier version of EPICenter or Ridgeline to the latest version of Ridgeline
when an older version is installed on the same system as the latest version of Ridgeline, do the
following:
WARNING!
This procedure overwrites any database information that is on the latest version of Ridgeline. We
recommend you perform this procedure before you use Ridgeline.
1 Stop the Ridgeline and database services after it is installed on your server.
2 Start the Database Migration Assistant:
a On a Windows system, from the Start menu go to Programs>Extreme
Networks>Ridgeline>Database Migration Assistant.
b On a Solaris/Linux system, go to: <Ridgeline Installed Directory>/database/bin/migratetool.bin.
c The Database Migration Assistant dialog box opens. See
Figure 28: Database Migration Assistant Initial Dialog Box
3 Choose: Migrate an EPICenter or Ridgeline database on this server to Ridgeline.
4 Click Next. A dialog box opens where you enter the path to the old product directory and the path
to the newest Ridgeline version. See
Ridgeline Installation and Upgrade Guide
Figure 28.
Figure 29.
Migrating the Database
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