SUMMARY
How to upgrade MailEnable to a newer version and how to retain existing settings.
DETAIL
The upgrade
procedure for MailEnable Editions is the same
procedure as installing a new version. Standard Edition, Professional &
Enterprise Edition use the same data format, therefore to upgrade
from Standard to Professional Edition, or to Enterprise Edition from either Professional
or Standard, you can simply run the installation over the top of
your current configuration. MailEnable will detect the old version and retain
the old settings (unless you specify otherwise).
MailEnable setup kits are available from the
download
page.
When you install MailEnable over an existing installation, it
will prompt you to specify the location of your configuration repository. It
should default to the current configuration location as used by the existing
installation of MailEnable.
This
dialog is shown below:
The default setting of the installation is
to Preserve Existing Configuration Data. Leave this selected unless you want
to overwrite your configuration with clean installation (ie: do not retain post
office or mailbox data).
This
dialog is shown below:
The installation will ask you if
you want to backup your settings (select Yes). It is also good practice to have
used the MEBACKUP utility beforehand although, since the installation makes its
own backup this is not essential.
Simply follow the installation wizard, verifying your
settings until the wizard completes. You may be asked to reboot your sever at
the end of the upgrade. The underlying configuration data and options are
essentially the same for all MailEnable versions.
Note: Enterprise will use
the same configuration data and options as Standard and Professional, but has
two way migration wizards for changing the configuration provider. Eg: TAB Files ->Database ->
TAB Files. Enterprise stores more data than Standard and Professional Editions, but
the configuration format is backward
compatible.
MORE INFORMATION
How to backup/restore MailEnable:
Article ME020024
Licensing FAQ: Article ME020353
Upgrade FAQ and pricing: http://www.mailenable.com/upgrade/
| 
