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If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Reflection X Advantage (or any product that includes Reflection X Advantage as a feature), note the following:
You can run the new installer with an installed version in place. The earlier version is uninstalled as part of the installation process. Your existing settings are retained and used automatically after the upgrade. Your database files are migrated automatically to the current version the first time Reflection X Advantage is started. Start Menu shortcuts are moved to a new Micro Focus Reflection folder.
Starting with version 5.1, Reflection X Advantage database files for the standalone X Manager, and user log files are stored in a new location. (The data location used for Reflection X Advantage domains has not changed.)
If you install the new version without uninstalling your prior version, Reflection X Advantage will continue to use your existing data files in the original location.
If you uninstall your earlier version before installing version 5.1, the new installation will use new default settings in the new location. In this case, you can manually copy your customized data to the new location.
For details see Reflection X Advantage Data Files.
If you are upgrading from a version earlier than 5.0, review the changes made in version 5.0. These changes make it easier to configure and start sessions. See New Features Introduced in Version 5.0.
If you use the Remote Session Services feature to configure distributed sessions with the standalone X Manager, you must upgrade all components at the same time. This feature does not support mixed versions.
If you distribute sessions using the Reflection Administrative WebStation, review the information in Managing Upgrades for WebStation Sessions.
If you are upgrading from version 5.0 or later, you can upgrade domain components in stages:
Upgrade all systems running X Manager for Domains and the X Administrative Console before you upgrade the domain controller. These components are backward compatible, not forward compatible.
These components will be able to connect to your (older) domain controller and will run using the version that is running on that domain controller. This means that features or bug fixes in the newer version will not yet be available.
Upgrade your domain controller and any configured domain nodes after all other computers in the domain have been upgraded.
After the domain controller is upgraded, all domain components will run using the newer version; at this time the latest features and bug fixes become available to the upgraded systems running X Manager for Domains and the X Administrative Console.
For version information, go to Help > About X Manager. The information displayed always shows the currently installed version. If you are connected to an older domain controller, the display also shows the current running version. On Windows, Reflection X Advantage is installed as a feature in Reflection Desktop installers, and this information is also included.