Upgrading from a previous product version

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the upgrade from a previous version of Acronis Snap Deploy, make sure that you have one or more license keys for Acronis Snap Deploy 5. These can be either standard license keys or upgrade license keys.

An upgrade license key enables you to continue using a license key for the previous version (“old” license key). The old license key cannot be reassigned to a different machine.

You need at least one license key for Acronis Snap Deploy 5 (no matter which type) to be able to upgrade Acronis OS Deploy Server. This license key will remain available.

To upgrade from Acronis Snap Deploy 4

Perform the following steps on each machine where any component of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 is installed. Start with the machine where Acronis License Server is installed.

1. Start the setup program of Acronis Snap Deploy 5.
2. Click Install Acronis Snap Deploy 5.
3. Click Update.
4. If you are upgrading Acronis License Server, provide the license keys for Acronis Snap Deploy 5. The license keys for Acronis Snap Deploy 4 remain stored on the license server.
5. If you are upgrading Acronis OS Deploy Server apart from Acronis License Server, specify the machine with the license server.
6. Review the installation summary, and then click Install.

Upgrading Acronis PXE Server removes all components of Acronis Snap Deploy 4 that are uploaded to the PXE server. To continue using the PXE server, you need to upload the new components by connecting to the PXE server and clicking Upload components. For details, see the “Configuring Acronis PXE Server” section of the built-in Help.

Upgrading from older versions

Components of versions of Acronis Snap Deploy earlier than 4 are incompatible with Acronis Snap Deploy 5. To perform the upgrade:

1. Prepare a list of license keys that includes the license keys for the older version, and standard or upgrade license keys for Acronis Snap Deploy 5.
2. Uninstall all components of the older version.
3. Install Acronis Snap Deploy 5. For example, you can perform a typical installation. When prompted, specify all license keys from your list.