Upgrades

You may use the same setup program to upgrade MOVEit Central as you would normally use to install a fresh copy of the software (if you currently have version 6.x or earlier, you must first upgrade to version 7.0). Upgrade any remotely-installed MOVEit Central Admin clients soon after upgrading MOVEit Central.

Before upgrading, you may want to ensure that no tasks try to run just before you apply the upgrade. There are two ways to accomplish this:

• Use MOVEit Central Admin's Disable Scheduler command to turn off the scheduler so no new tasks enter the mix. (Check the Status tab for remaining running tasks.) The upgrade will shut down the MOVEit Central service for you before applying the new software. This lets you take a last look around the MOVEit Central system (for example look at Reports of the last completed tasks) before performing the upgrade.
• Use MOVEit Central Admin's Shut Down Service command to automatically shut down the service after all currently running tasks have completed. The upgrade will not have to shut down the MOVEit Central service before applying the new software. This eliminates the chance that new tasks (or the scheduler) could be started by another operator.

Warning: If you encounter errors during the setup program's database conversion step, you may need to install a recent version of Microsoft Data Access Components. (Version 2.7 is recommended.)

When moving MOVEit Central from one server to another: If you copy MOVEit Central configuration files or database files from a different server that was running an older version of MOVEit Central than is installed on the new server, you may need to rerun the installer to convert the files to a newer format. To do this, run the installer again and choose the Repair option. If the installer is for a newer version of Central than is already installed, this step is not needed, because the upgrade procedure automatically converts the files.

Windows Firewall: If the Windows Firewall is running, the setup program creates an exception for MOVEit Central, so it can listen for TCP connections. This is required to support connections from MOVEit Central Admin, as well as for active mode FTP data transfers. If Failover is enabled in your license, the setup program also enables file and print sharing to permit manual synchronization in a failover configuration. If you are using a software firewall other than Windows Firewall, you may need to manually create an exception for the programs MICentral.exe and MIAS2.exe.