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Migration to a new server:
Migration on an existing server:
Double-click the Migration Tool to run it. Select Import, and click Next.
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Select I accept the terms in the license agreement if you agree and click Next.
Type the IP address of your ESMC 7 Server into the Host field and type the port number used to connect to the ESMC Server (the default is 2223) into the Port field.
Type the Administrator username and password for your ESMC 7 Administrator account into the Administrator username and Password fields and then click Next.
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Click Browse, navigate to the ERA database file that you exported in step 1f and then click Next.
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The Migration Tool will notify you if any settings in ESMC will be changed to allow for the import of your database. Select the check boxes next to the items you want to allow and click Next.
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The Migration Tool will display the progress of the database export. Click Next when all imported data shows as complete.
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If you chose to migrate users, user passwords are reset and replaced with randomly generated passwords. Click Save passwords to export a CSV file containing the newly generated passwords for ESMC users.
The Migration Tool can export a script that you can run on client computers to align their settings with those migrated to ESMC. Click Save script next to the appropriate operating system(s) to export a script for your client computers. When you are finished, click Finish.
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This step applies only to migration to a new server. For migration on an existing server, proceed to step 13.
Make a note of any group info, tasks or policy settings that you currently use on client workstations before uninstalling. Open ESET Remote Administrator 5 Web Console and configure your policy for clients to use ESET servers instead of your mirror server:
Click Tools → Policy Manager.
Select your policy for endpoints and click Edit Policy.
Expand Windows desktop v5 → Update → Profile → Settings.
Change the value of Update Server from the IP address or name of your mirror server to Choose automatically.
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We recommend that you also remove any settings passwords set on client endpoints. This setting is located under Windows desktop v5 → Kernel → Settings → Protect setup parameters. Click Set Password and delete the existing entries to remove the password.
Click Console to save your changes. Wait for clients to check in and then verify that the changes have been made on clients.
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