Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 46)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 46 Installation
Backward compatibility with recording servers from versions older than this current version is limited.
You can still access recordings on such older recording servers, but to be able to change their
configuration, they must be of the same version as this current one. Therefore, it is highly
recommended to upgrade all recording servers in your system.
When you do an upgrade including your recording servers, you are asked whether you want to update
or keep your video device drivers. If you choose to update, it might take a few minutes for your
hardware devices to make contact with the new video device drivers after restarting your system. This
is due to several internal checks being performed on the newly installed drivers.
Upgrade prerequisites
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Have your temporary license (.lic) file ready. The license file changes when your SLC
changes, so you may have received a new license file when you purchased the new version.
When you install the management server, the wizard asks you to specify the location of your
license (.lic) file, which the system verifies before you can continue.
If you do not have your license file, contact your XProtect product vendor.
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Have your new product version ready. If you have not purchased the software on a DVD,
you can download it from
http://www.milestonesys.com/downloads .
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The management server stores your system's configuration in a database. The system
configuration database can be stored in two different ways:
o In a SQL Server Express Edition database on the management server itself
o In a database on an existing SQL Server on your network.
If using 2), you must have Administrator rights on the SQL Server whenever you want to
create, move or upgrade the management server's system configuration database on the SQL
Server. Once you are done creating, moving or updating, being the database owner of the
management server's system configuration database on the SQL Server is sufficient.
When you are ready to start the upgrade, follow the procedures in Install the system (on page 30).
Alternative upgrade for workgroup
If you do not use a domain setup, but a workgroup setup, you must do the following when you
upgrade:
1. On the recording server, create a local Windows user.
2. From the Windows Control Panel, find the Milestone XProtect Data Collector service.
Right-click it, select Properties, and select the Log on tab. Set the Data Collector service to
run as the local windows user you just created on the recording server.
3. On the management server, create the same local Windows user (with the same user name
and password).
4. In the Management Client, add this local Windows user to the Administrator's group.
For installing with workgroups, see Installation for workgroups (on page 34).