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How to Upgrade Multiple Arcserve Servers in a SAN and a Non-SAN Environment to this Release-IMPW

Complete the following tasks to upgrade Arcserve servers in a SAN and non-SAN environment to this release.

1. Install the Arcserve Backup Primary Server on your current SAN primary system. This system will function as the primary server to the new Arcserve domain.

   Note: Setup installs the Central Management Option when you install the Arcserve Backup Primary Server.

   Install the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option on your current SAN primary system

   You can specify Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express or Microsoft SQL Server for the Arcserve Backup database.

   When you are promoted, migrate the data from the previous release to the new database.

2. Install the Arcserve Backup Member Server on all of your current SAN distributed servers and non-SAN servers. These systems will function as member servers to the new Arcserve domain.

   When you are prompted, migrate the data from the previous release to the new database.

3. Verify the installation.
4. (Optional) Arcserve Backup does not support recovering the Arcserve Backup database when the last backup of the Arcserve Backup database was completed before you upgraded to this release. As a best practice, you should back up the Arcserve Backup database as soon as possible after the upgrade is complete. For information about backing up the Arcserve Backup database, see the Administration Guide.

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