Upgrading the RayQC Advanced Application
General Upgrade Preparations
RayQC Advanced 7.3 u4 is delivered as an MSI software package. In order to install it safely:
1.Download the MSI package for RayQC Advanced 7.3 u4 from the Raynet resource repositories.
(If you have not already received credentials, please contact the Raynet support team via our Support Panel).
2.Copy all files that need to be kept for later reuse or look-up (such as resources of global external plug-ins, log, settings and config files, the *.rsl file, etc.) to a temporary transfer directory outside the RayQC Advanced application directory (where they usually reside).
3.Make a backup of your SQL Server database which is used by RayQC Advanced.
4.Execute the RayQC Advanced 7.3 u4 MSI package and work yourself through the setup routine. The installation of RayQC Advanced 7.3 u4 is described in the RayQC Advanced 7.3 u4 Installation Guide.
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Note: If upgrading RayQC Advanced, ensure that a running SQL server is available before starting the migration/installation. |
Adjusting the Newly Installed RayQC Advanced Instance
1.Launch RayQC Advanced.
2.Define config files and settings according to the old system state.
3.Test the new settings and configurations by creating and evaluating checklists, communicating with RayFlow, reviewing log files, etc.
4.If there are issues regarding broken or missing functionality, please feel free to contact the Raynet support team via our Support Panel.
RayUpdater
During the migration, if database changes are necessary, these will be done automatically. While executing the setup routine, RayUpdater, the tool used for a safe migration of the data, will be launched automatically and perform all necessary steps without the necessity of any user input.