vRanger 7.7 - Installation/Upgrade Guide

Migrating content from an FTP or SFTP repository

Before upgrading vRanger

Before you upgrade an existing vRanger installation, review the following topics for important information.

•	Deprecated repository types

•	vRanger editions

•	Backing up the vRanger database

Deprecated repository types

Starting with vRanger 7.6, FTP and SFTP repositories will not be supported. If your existing vRanger installation has either of these repository types configured, the upgrade will not proceed. To upgrade, you will need to:

•	[Optional] Migrate content from existing FTP and SFTP repositories to a supported repository type.

•	Remove the FTP and/or SFTP repository from vRanger.

•	Run the vRanger 7.6 installer to upgrade.

•	Edit any existing backup jobs for FTP or SFTP repositories and configure the jobs to use one of the supported repository types

Migrating content from an FTP or SFTP repository

Before upgrading vRanger

Before you upgrade an existing vRanger installation, review the following topics for important information.

•	Deprecated repository types

•	vRanger editions

•	Backing up the vRanger database

Deprecated repository types

Starting with vRanger 7.6, FTP and SFTP repositories will not be supported. If your existing vRanger installation has either of these repository types configured, the upgrade will not proceed. To upgrade, you will need to:

•	[Optional] Migrate content from existing FTP and SFTP repositories to a supported repository type.

•	Remove the FTP and/or SFTP repository from vRanger.

•	Run the vRanger 7.6 installer to upgrade.

•	Edit any existing backup jobs for FTP or SFTP repositories and configure the jobs to use one of the supported repository types

Migrating content from an FTP or SFTP repository

Migrating content from an FTP or SFTP repository

You can migrate content from one repository (or repository type) to another simply by copying the repository contents to the new location.

To migrate a repository:

1	For each repository, identify the GlobalManifest.metadata file. This file serves as a master index to the repository contents. Ensure that this file is moved to the new repository along with the savepoint data.

2	Using the file transfer method of your choice, copy all of these files to the new repository location.

3	Remove the FTP or SFTP repository from vRanger.

IMPORTANT: Do not select Delete all savepoints in this repository. By not selecting this option, you will remove the repository from vRanger but maintain the data in the repository location.

4	When all FTP and SFTP repositories are removed, you will be able to upgrade vRanger to the latest version.

5	When the upgrade is completed, you can add the new repository to vRanger. Refer to the instructions in the “Configuration” chapter of the vRanger User’s Guide if necessary.

NOTE: When adding the new repository, you will be prompted with the options to Import as Read-Only, Import, or Overwrite. Select Import.

6	Please note that the imported savepoints will not be linked to any backup jobs. You will need to edit existing backup jobs to point to the new repository as required.

vRanger editions

vRanger editions

With replication now integrated into vRanger, and vRanger being offered in multiple versions, there are several upgrade options available.

•	Current vRanger customers: See Upgrading a previous vRanger installation.

•	Current vReplicator customers: See Upgrading a previous vReplicator installation.

•	Customers of both vRanger and vReplicator: The upgrade procedures differ depending on whether you want to manage replication from the disaster recovery (DR) site, or combine backup and replication management on the production site.

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DR site: If you want to manage replication from the DR site to ease failover, follow both of the preceding procedures, upgrading the vRanger installation on the production side and the vReplicator installation on the DR site. You may use a combined license file for both installations, if the combined CPU count for each protection type — backup and replication — for both sites does not exceed the total licensed number of CPUs.

▪	Production site: When both backup and replication are managed from the production site, start with Upgrading a previous vRanger installation, and skip to Step 4 of the Upgrading a previous vReplicator installation procedures.

If you purchase vRanger SE, you can purchase an upgrade to vRanger Backup & Replication. Similarly, you can also purchase an upgrade from vReplicator 5.0 to vRanger Backup & Replication 7.7.