Service pack installation for ADAudit Plus

Back up the existing ADAudit Plus installation by following any one of the three methods given below:

• Take a snapshot of the computer on which ADAudit Plus is installed.

• Zip the entire product installation folder, i.e.: <Installation_folder>\ManageEngine\ADAudit Plus

• Make a backup of the database: Go to <Installation_folder>\ManageEngine\ADAudit Plus\bin and execute backupDB.bat in the Command Prompt.

Go to <Installation_folder>\ManageEngine\ADAudit Plus\bin, open the Command Prompt using Run as administrator, and then execute UpdateManager.bat.

Click Install to start the installation process. If you are upgrading to build 7051 or later, the Import Certificate dialog box appears, as shown below:

• If you are applying the service pack to upgrade to build 7051 up to and including build 8712, click here to download the certificate.
• If you are applying the service pack to upgrade to build 9000 or later, click here to download the certificate.

Click Browse and locate the certificate.

Click Import. Follow the on-screen instructions and continue the upgrade process.

Back up the existing ADAudit Plus installation by following the steps below:

• Back up the ADAudit Plus folder using any one of the two methods given below:

  1. Take a snapshot of the computer on which ADAudit Plus is installed.
  2. Zip the entire product installation folder, i.e.: <Installation_folder>\ManageEngine\ADAudit Plus

• Back up the SQL Server database using any one of the three methods given below:

  1. Take a snapshot of the SQL server.
  2. Make a backup of the database as per Microsoft's recommendations.

  3. Make a backup of the database using the detach and attach method:

     • Log in to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
     • Right-click the database that you want to move (i.e., adap). Select Task > Detach.
     • In the Detach DB wizard, check both boxes next to Drop Connections and Update Statistics, and click Ok.
     • Go to the database storage path (E.g.: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA). Copy the .mdf and .ldf files (i.e., adap.mdf and adap_log.ldf).
     • Save both of the above files in any desired location (to ensure there is a backup).
     • Log in to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
     • Right-click Databases > Task > Attach.
     • In the Attach DB wizard, click Add.
     • Select the .mdf file from the existing database storage path (eg: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA), and click Ok (the .ldf file will be selected automatically).

Run the following command from the Run dialog box to open the Command Prompt as a different user: cmd /k runas /user:<domain\username> cmd. Replace <domain\username> with the actual domain and the username of the account you want to use depending on your authentication type.

• If you are using Windows Authentication to connect to Microsoft SQL in ADAudit Plus, enter the username of the Active Directory service account used by ADAudit Plus configured under Services.msc > ManageEngine ADAudit Plus > Log On and provide the password when prompted.
• If you are using SQL Server Authentication, enter the username of an Active Directory account that has write access to the ADAudit Plus installation folder and provide the password when prompted.

Redirect the Command Prompt to <Installation_Folder>\ManageEngine\ADAudit Plus\bin and execute the UpdateManager.bat file.

Click Install to start the installation process. If you are upgrading to build 7051 or later, the Import Certificate dialog box appears, as shown below:

• If you are applying the service pack to upgrade to build 7051 up to and including build 8712, click here to download the certificate.
• If you are applying the service pack to upgrade to build 9000 or later, click here to download the certificate.

Click Browse and locate the certificate.

Click Import. Follow the on-screen instructions and continue the upgrade process.