HP Web Jetadmin - Upgrading from HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 SR4 and Earlier

OVERVIEW

It is important for administrators to know about changes that will occur when upgrading from HP Web

Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 4 (10.2.71771) to newer versions of HP Web Jetadmin 10.2,

specifically Service Release 5 (10.2.73942), Service Release 5 Hotfix (10.2.74918), Service Release

6 (10.2. 77156), and later releases. In essence, HP has changed device data structures to improve

both usability and reliability. Many of these data structures have been updated to include details

added to device settings through firmware development. Many of the improvements will help preserve

columns and filtering settings over OS or environment changes, whereas today filter settings based on

strings data can be prone to issues. Because of the updates performed in the newer HP Web Jetadmin

version, certain functionality changes will take place that include changes to existing customer

settings. This document outlines the upgrade changes that will take place. Administrators should be

fully aware of these changes before performing this upgrade and should also take a few pre-upgrade

actions to ensure success.

NOTE: It is very important to run a backup of HP Web Jetadmin before upgrading. HP Web Jetadmin

contains a backup script set with instructions in the directory %PROGRAMFILES%\Hewlett-

Packard\Web Jetadmin 10\WJABackupRestore\. Use the file WJABackupRestoreInstructions.txt to

learn more about these scripts. Keep your backup files and directories in a safe location and always

note the version of HP Web Jetadmin from which the backup is taken.

DEVICE DETAILS STORED IN HP WEB JETADMIN TEMPLATES

OR ACTIVE TASKS

Devices can be configured

manually via Configuration

Templates or scheduled tasks. In

the case of Configuration

Templates, administrators can

store device configuration

settings in a template for later

use or for application through

HP Web Jetadmin Automatic

Groups. Scheduled tasks that

contain device settings that have

not yet been applied to the

devices might also exist. In both

cases, HP Web Jetadmin can

write changes to both stored

templates and scheduled tasks

as part of an upgrade feature

that is initiated just after the

installer upgrades HP Web

Jetadmin and starts the HPWJA

Service. Many of these changes

take place in the background

and administrators do not have

to take action.

Figure 1– Configuration Items Removed by an Upgrade