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17Apr/121

ManageEngine Password Manager Pro: Apply Upgrade Pack

Instructions to apply the Upgrade Pack

In Windows, right-click the PMP tray icon and then click "Exit"
Shutdown the PasswordManager Pro Server service, if running. Check if mysql process is running. If so, terminate that process
IMPORTANT: Take a copy of the entire Password Manager Pro installation folder before applying the upgrade pack and keep it in some other location. If something goes wrong with the PMP upgrade, you can rely on the copy. All your settings will remain intact. Additionally, if you are using MS SQL server as back-end database, take a backup of the Password Manager Pro database before applying the upgradepack.
The upgrade Pack is to be applied through a tool named UpdateManager bundled with PasswordManager Pro. Navigate to <PMP_Installation_Folder>/bin directory and execute UpdateManager.bat (in Windows) or UpdateManager.sh (in Linux) to start the Update Manager.
If you are applying multiple upgrade packs one-by-one, exit the Update Manager tool after applying one upgrade pack and make sure that the mysqld-nt.exe process is not running. Then proceed with running the Update Manager tool to apply the next upgrade pack and so on
Click Browse and select .ppm file that you downloaded. Click Install to install the upgrade pack. Wait until the upgrade pack is fully installed. [Normally, it takes a few minutes for PPM installation]
Click Close and then click Exit to exit the Update Manager tool
After applying the upgrade pack, check if mysql process process is running. If it is running, terminate that process
Start the PasswordManager Pro server / service
Once you upgrade to the latest version, the High Availability set up has to be reconfigured again. The old HA set up will not work. In addition, the existing secondary server has to be uninstalled and a new secondary server has to be installed. You may download a fresh, full build and install it as SECONDARY.

How do I find out my Build number?

Log in to the PasswordManager Pro web interface, and click the About link in the top pane. You will find the build number mentioned below the version number. This is the build number of the currently installed PasswordManager Pro.

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1Nov/110

Migrating ManageEngine Password Manager Pro to a New Server

ManageEngine Password Manager Pro "PMP" is a great enterprise level server based password manager. To migrate PMP to a new server follow the instructions below.

Stop PMP service, exit tray icon.
Make sure that the mysqld-nt.exe is not running in Task Manager.
Copy and move entire PMP folder to the new server.
Using command prompt, navigate to\bin folder in the new server and execute pmp.bat install. (This will install Password Manager Pro service)
Go to services console and start the service.
If you want the tray icon, Go to the application folder and right click on pmp.exe and select "Run as Administrator"
After confirming that PMP works fine on the new server, you can uninstall it from the old server.