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MessageStats 7.8.1 - Reports User Guide

Upgrading MessageStats Overview Typical MessageStats Upgrade Scenarios Moving the MessageStats Database Moving and Upgrading MessageStats Moving Custom Reports and Report Subscriptions Viewing, Creating, and Editing MessageStats Reports My Reports and Corporate Reports Exchange Executive Summaries Reports Exchange Organizations Reports Exchange Server Reports Exchange Content Analysis Reports Exchange Mailboxes Reports Exchange Mail Contacts Reports Exchange Distribution Groups Reports Exchange Public Folders Reports Exchange Storage Reports Exchange Internet Reports Exchange Inventory Reports Migration Reports MessageStats Gathering Reports Appendix A: How to Read the Reports Report Filter Definitions

2. Upgrading the MessageStats Reports and the MessageStats Server

2. Upgrading the MessageStats Reports
and the MessageStats Server

Next you must upgrade the MessageStats reports and the MessageStats server (console, scheduler service, and task processors) using the MessageStats installer.

It is recommended that you log on with the MessageStats service account to perform the upgrade.

To upgrade MessageStats Reports and MessageStats server
1
Copy the zipped file that contains the MessageStats release to the server that hosts the MessageStats reports and the MessageStats server.
2
Extract the contents of the compressed file to a directory on the server.
3
In the extracted MessageStats directory, double-click the setup.exe file.
4
Click Install.
A dialog appears indicating that an earlier version of MessageStats exists in this computer.
5
Click Continue.
6
Click Next, accept the license agreement and click Next.
7
Select Custom.
The installer automatically detects that the MessageStats server and the MessageStats reports components are installed. A red x is displayed beside the MessageStats Database node in the Select Features dialog, indicating that the database is not present.
a
If you manually updated the MessageStats database using a script, set the MessageStats Database to Entire feature will be unavailable.
8
Click Next.
9
Verify the server locations for the installed MessageStats database, reports, and scheduler service.
The current server is displayed by default for all the component locations.
10
Enter the SQL Server on which the MessageStats database is installed. Enter the SQL instance name after the SQL server name (SQLServer/InstanceName).
You must explicitly specify the SQL instance if
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you are not using the default SQL instance
•
you have more than one SQL instance
•
you are using SQL Express (MyServer/SQLEXPRESS)
11
Click Next.
12
Ensure that the Share the Application Log folder option is selected and click Next.
13
Select the web site option that reflects your MessageStats reports installation and click Next.
14
Verify the SMTP server and SMTP from address settings for your report subscriptions and click Next.
15
Enter the MessageStats service account name (in domain\username format) and password.
16
Click Install.
Once the reports and MessageStats server components are installed, you are prompted to perform task migration.
 
* 
IMPORTANT: Do not run task migration if database installation was not successful.
Task migration can take a while to run. If you cancel task migration during the installation process, you can run it separately at a later time. For information about running task migration manually, see About task migration .
17
Click Next to run the Migrate.exe tool which migrates your existing tasks.
18
Click Finish.
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