Quest vRanger
Installation/Upgrade Guide
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vRanger 5.5
Upgrade from vRanger 5.4 or 5.4.1 requires an intermediate upgrade to vRanger 5.5. If you are
using vRanger 5.4 or 5.4.1, upgrade to vRanger 5.5 before upgrading to vRanger 6.1.
5.2.0
Upgrading a Previous vRanger Installation
You may upgrade a previous vRanger installation to the latest version by running the vRanger
Upgrade installer. Refer to Supported Upgrade Paths for information on which versions of vRanger ar
supported for upgrade.
Note: Do not use the full installer to upgrade an existing installation.
Upgrade from Beta versions is not supported, nor is operating a GA version in parallel with a Beta
version. The Beta version must be uninstalled before upgrading a previous GA version or performing
a full installation.
Note: It is recommended that you backup your vRanger Pro database before upgrading the
application.
To upgrade a vRanger installation:
1. Double-click the vRanger Upgrade executable. A confirmation prompt displays.
2. Click Yes to upgrade. A backup reminder prompt appears. Click Yes.
3. The Welcome Screen appears. Click Next.
4. The License Agreement dialog appears. Click I Agree.
5. The License Key Validation dialog appears.
This screen prevents you from continuing with the upgrade process if you do not have a valid
vRanger 6.x license. Import your vRanger 6.xlicense, and click Next.
6. The Choose Components dialog appears.
vRanger includes a cataloging feature that requires an additional database and other
components. The Catalog Manager installation is enabled by default. Click Next.
To disable the installation of the Catalog Manager, clear the checkbox. Click Next. You may
install the components later by re-running the vRanger Upgrade installer.
7. The User Credentials dialog displays. The user account needed for this step must have
administrator privileges on the local machine.
a. In the Domain field, enter the domain in which the user account is located.
b. In the Username field, enter the username for the account.
c. In the Password field, enter the password for the account.
d. Click Next.
8. The installation process continues. The Database Setup Wizard appears. Click Next.
9. The Upgrade Database dialog appears.
The installer will find the existing vRanger database, and default to Install/Upgrade on an
existing SQL Server 2005/2008.
Select the Server Authentication method and click Next.
10.The Installation Database Credentials dialog appears. Click Verify.
Click Ok to close the confirmation dialog. Click Next.
11. A confirmation dialog appears. Click Yes.
12.Click the Automatic Setup button. The database upgrade will complete.
13.The Catalog Manager Database Installer dialog appears.
Select the desired authentication method. You mach use the method chosen in Step 10, or
select a new method. Click Verify. Click Create.