2.5
Table Of Contents
- Installation Guide
- About This Book
- Introduction to the Lab Manager Installation
- Installation Requirements
- Installing Lab Manager
- Upgrading Lab Manager
- Appendix: Troubleshooting the Installation
- Index
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YoucanupgradeLab Managerfromversion2.5only.Thischaptercoversthesetopics:
“BackingUptheLab ManagerDatabase”onpage 45
“UninstallingtheProgramFilesforLab ManagerServer”onpage 46
“InstallingtheManagedServerandLab ManagerServerSoftware”onpage 46
“RestoringtheLab ManagerDatabase”onpage 47
Backing Up the Lab Manager Database
VMwarerecommendsbackinguptheLab Manager 2.5databaseasaprecautionbefore
upgradingLab Manager.
To back up the database
FromthecommandpromptontheLab ManagerServersystem,usethissample
commandoryourownbackupmethod:
OSQL -S localhost\vlm -E -Q "backup database labmanager TO
DISK='c:\lm_backup.bak'"
Thissamplecommandcreatesthelm_backup.bakfileontheC:\.
Upgrading Lab Manager
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NOTEYoucanonlyrestorethedatabasebackupinaLab Manager 2.5environment.