AutoPass License Server

Upgrade from 8.3.X to 10.X

The mandatory information of AutoPass License Data Backup

Before upgrade ensure system/OS backup
Server upgrade from 8.3.X to 10.X is briefed in this is taken.

document. Migration from 8.0 to 10.X involves

upgrading to 9.3.X first
The migration from 9.3.X to 10.X is
straight forward i.e. uninstallation of 8.3.X
Prerequisites APLS and installation of 10.X. But for
migration from 8.0 to 10.X will involve
You are strongly recommended to take the system backup before starting the upgrading to 9.3.X and then 10.X.
upgrade process.
Server Restart
Set Redundancy in 9.3.X and upgrade to
 Stop the License Server service on the host (All hosts if License server is running 10.X. After installation is complete, both
in Redundancy mode) Primary and Secondary Server needs to be
restarted. In case of using lock value for
 Take the backup of the data folder from the path C:\Program Files\HP\HP license key redemption restart the 9.3.x
AutoPass License Server\AutoPass or C:\Program Data\HP\HP AutoPass License before you migrate.
Server\AutoPass 64 bits support
Upgrade from 32 bits to 64 bits is not
 The location of data folder for 10.X should be same as 8.3.X to retain the data. supported
Usage Data Graph
 The time for migration (ops time) should be recorded, so that customer is The data in the History tab will be shown
communicated about the down time. only from the day the License Server is
upgraded.
 Refer to the License Server User Guide for Prerequisites of 10.X in Chapter 2:
‘Before You Install’ section.

 If upgrade is being done from Vista/XP then new VM/server has to be

provisioned on the supported OS.

Same Host Upgrade

Please follow the steps below. If you have configured License Server on Redundancy
mode perform the steps on both primary and secondary servers.

1. Uninstallation of 8.3.X (Refer Prerequisites before performing

uninstallation)
2. Install 10.X
3. If the license server installed requires fresh configuration i.e., if the data
folder was deleted on uninstallation of APLS 8.3 and new data folder is
created, follow the below mentioned steps.
a. Stop License Server service.
b. Except <APLS Data Folder Path>\data\conf\dbconfig.xml,
replace all other folders and files from the backed up data folder
to the current data folder location.
c. Start the License Server service.

AutoPass License Server, January 2018

Cross Host Migration
1. Create a VM or allocate a dedicated server.

2. Install 10.X on the new server.

3. Stop License Server service.

4. Provision the new server with same IP and host name (FQDN).

5. If the license server installed requires fresh configuration i.e., if the data
folder was deleted on uninstallation of APLS 8.3 and new data folder is
created, follow the below mentioned steps.
a. Except <APLS Data Folder Path>\data\conf\dbconfig.xml,
replace all other folders and files from the backed up data folder
to the current data folder location.
6. Start the License Server service.

Data Retention after Migrating

The database will have the same values as 8.3.X
And also:
 The password is not reset
 The old license information (borrowed, and pool ) is the same as 8.3.X along with
new graph for In Use
 The Main Configuration page, User Management Page will have the same entry as
in 8.3.X.

AutoPass License Server, January 2018