Technical Notes

Upgrading Reflection for Secure IT from an Evaluation Copy to a Licensed Copy
Technical Note 2340
Last Reviewed 09-May-2008
Applies To
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client version 7.0
Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server version 7.0
Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client version 7.0
Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Server version 7.0
Summary

This technical note describes how to upgrade each of the Reflection for Secure IT products from an evaluation copy to licensed version.

This technical note includes the following topics:

Upgrading Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client from an Evaluation Copy

To upgrade Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client from a 7.0 evaluation copy to a licensed copy of 7.0, follow the steps below.

Note: You do not need to uninstall the evaluation copy before installing the licensed copy. The licensed copy of Reflection for Secure IT will automatically detect and upgrade the evaluation copy.

1. Double-click the downloaded product installer file. Or, if you previously ran the downloaded product file, browse to the folder where you unzipped the installation files and double-click setup.exe.
2. The Reflection Installation Wizard will display the following message: "A prior version of this product was detected and will be replaced by the contents of this installation package." Click Continue.
3. Accept the license agreement and click Continue.
4. The installer displays four tabs: User Information, File Locations, Feature Selections, and Advanced options. The licensed version will detect and use your previous settings.

5. Click Upgrade.

Note: All settings and files that are created in a Reflection for Secure IT evaluation copy will be migrated and will run in the licensed copy of Reflection for Secure IT.

Administrative Installation

The evaluation copy of Reflection for Secure IT Windows Client is not intended to be deployed to mission-critical workstations. If you tested Reflection for Secure IT by performing an administrative installation and creating a transform with Customization Manager using the evaluation copy, Attachmate recommends that you create a new administrative installation, a new transform, and new customizations to deploy the licensed copy of Reflection for Secure IT.

This process includes re-recording the installation for the users, and adding files. You do not need to re-create the settings files; just add them to the new transform.

Upgrading Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server from an Evaluation Copy

To upgrade Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server from a 7.0 evaluation copy to a licensed copy of 7.0, follow the steps below.

Note the following:

• You do not need to uninstall the evaluation copy before installing the licensed copy. The licensed copy of Reflection for Secure IT will automatically detect and upgrade the evaluation copy.
• The server requires Microsoft XML 6.0 Parser. If the evaluation copy of Reflection for Secure IT has been installed and running, then Microsoft XML 6.0 Parser should already be installed. If this parser is not already present on your system, the setup program installs it.

1. (Optional) Before you install the licensed copy, back up the configuration files. They are located in the following folder:

2. Double-click the downloaded product installer file. Or, if you previously ran the downloaded product file, browse to the folder where you unzipped the installation files and double-click setup.exe.
3. The Reflection Installation Wizard will display the following message: "A prior version of this product was detected and will be replaced by the contents of this installation package." Click Continue.
4. Accept the license agreement and click Continue.
5. The installer displays three tabs: User Information, File Locations, and Advanced options, which enables you to select the installation type (install to this PC or create an administrative installation).

6. Click Upgrade.
7. After the upgrade is complete, you will be prompted to restart the computer. Select “Restart my computer for me” to have the installer restart the computer, or click Close to restart the computer at a later time.

Note: All settings and files that are created in a Reflection for Secure IT evaluation copy will be migrated and will run in the licensed copy of Reflection for Secure IT.

Upgrading Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client or Server from an Evaluation Copy

To move from a 7.0 evaluation copy of Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client or Server to a licensed copy of 7.0, you must uninstall the evaluation copy, and then install the licensed copy. Follow these steps to back up your settings before uninstalling the evaluation copy and installing the licensed copy.

1. Back up the files in the following directory before you uninstall Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client or Server:

2. Uninstall the evaluation copy of Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client or Server.
3. Install Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Client or Server.
4. Replace files installed in the /etc/ssh2/ directory with the backed up files (from step 1 above).

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