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Upgrading the Snap Creator Server 3.6.x on Windows

You can upgrade directly from the Snap Creator Server 3.6.x on Windows.

Before you begin

About this task

The paths provided in the following steps refer to the default installation path for Windows. Your path information might differ if the defaults were not used.

After the upgrade process is complete, consider the following issues:

Steps

  1. Stop the Snap Creator services if you have not already done so.
    For information about stopping the services, see the details provided earlier in this topic.
  2. Uninstall the Snap Creator (for Windows) by selecting Start > Programs > Snap Creator > Uninstall NetApp Snap Creator Framework.
    For details, see information about uninstalling Snap Creator on Windows.
  3. Install the latest Snap Creator Server.
    For details, see the information about installing the Snap Creator Server on Windows.
  4. If you selected to start the Snap Creator Server as a service when you installed the latest Snap Creator Server, then stop the service.
    For information on stopping the service, see the details provided earlier in this topic.
  5. Delete the latest Snap Creator Server database folder (C:\Program Files\NetApp\Snap_Creator_Framework\scServer4.1.x\engine\snapcreator).
  6. Copy the backed up Snap Creator 3.6.x database directory to the latest location (C:\Program Files\NetApp\Snap_Creator_Framework\scServer4.1.x\engine\snapcreator).
  7. Copy the backed up Snap Creator 3.6.x profiles and configuration directory to the latest location (C:\Program Files\NetApp\Snap_Creator_Framework\scServer4.1.x\engine\configs).
  8. Copy the backed up Snap Creator 3.6.x logs directory to the latest location (C:\Program Files\NetApp\Snap_Creator_Framework\scServer4.1.x\engine\logs).
  9. Open a command prompt and change the directory to the engine subdirectory in the Snap Creator installation path (C:\Program Files\NetApp\Snap_Creator_Framework\scServer4.1.x\engine).
  10. Upgrade Snap Creator by entering the following command: java -jar snapcreator.jar -upgrade

After you finish

After the upgrade process is complete, start the Snap Creator Server service by doing one of the following:

Also, you must validate the Snap Creator Framework GUI startup by navigating to the local host on the specified port (https://IP_address:gui_port).

You must connect using HTTPS; otherwise, the connection is not automatically redirected to an HTTPS connection and the GUI will not work.