User Guide

OmniVista SafeGuard Manager Administration Guide

Chapter 2: Installation and Setup

Upgrading the OmniVista SafeGuard Manager Server

When the appliance is shipped from Alcatel-Lucent it comes pre-installed with

OmniVista SafeGuard Manager. You need to uninstall OmniVista SafeGuard Manager

and then re-install to upgrade. For more information on installing, upgrading, and

uninstalling the server, see Installation and Setup.

Pre-Upgrade Tasks

When upgrading the OmniVista SafeGuard Manager server from version 2.x to 3.0, 2.x

data is not upgraded. Before performing an uninstall, administrators must export the

device data using the following procedure, this will help them import back all the

previously added devices:

1 Execute cimExportData.bat. This creates a file called “devices.txt” under the

C:\Alcatel-Lucent\OmniVistaSafeGuardManager|ExportData directory.

2 Uninstall the older version of the OmniVista SafeGuard Manager server.

3 Install the newer version of the OmniVista SafeGuard Manager server.

4 Import all devices through using the Add Multiple Devices > Import from File

option. For more information, see Adding Multiple Devices.

To upgrade the OmniVista SafeGuard Manager command center to the latest release:

1 Log in to the system using the administrator account.

2 Uninstall the existing version using the Windows shortcut from the Start menu,

Programs > OmniVista SafeGuard Manager > Uninstall > Uninstall OmniVista

SafeGuard Manager.

3 Follow the on-screen prompts using default options.

4 Reboot the system when the uninstallation is completed.

5 After the system is rebooted, double-click on the installation package (omnivista-

safeguard-<version>.exe) available on the installation CD.

WARNING: When you upgrade the OmniVista SafeGuard Manager server,

the existing database and reports are overwritten. Make sure that you make

a backup copy of the database and the reports.

NOTE: To uninstall or upgrade software, you must have

administrator-level privileges. Make sure you log in using the user

account that is set up with these privileges.