Migrating Accountants Enterprise products accessed through System Release to a new server, share or volume

• Check the System Requirements page to ensure that the environment is certified by MYOB. For Microsoft and MYOB compatibility, refer to MYOB Compatibility with Microsoft products and technologies
• Make sure you have logged in as Administrator account to perform the install
• Make sure UAC is turned off. Refer to Disabling User Account Control (UAC)

• Data Execution Prevention settings is turned on. Refer to Establishing Data Execution Prevention (DEP) settings

• Enable linked connection. Enabling Linked Connections in Windows

MYOB requires you have a complete and reliable backup of all directories, subdirectories and data files for MYOB Accountants Enterprise products that are accessed through System Release before you attempt to move or copy data to your new server. This is a necessary requirement to avoid the possibility of data loss or corruption.

There are a number of ways to back up your program & data files. Some of these methods include:

• Tape backup;
• CD or DVD, External Hard disks, USB drives – Make sure read only attribute is removed for all MYOB Accountants Enterprise on the new machine;
• Server to Server.

The table below lists all Accountants Enterprise products that are accessed through System Release and their default directories that will need to be backed up and copied to your new server environment share directory.

Some of these programs might not be used on your network.

Create a directory called S6SYSTEM or AENET on the root directory of the new server. Share this directory with the share name S6SYSTEM or AENET and access option is full access. Sub folders must inherit full access rights also. Make sure all users have been granted full access and permissions to the new S6System or AENET share directory

You should not share the individual directories: \SOL64, \SOL63 and \S6CLIENT but their parent directory S6SYSTEM or AENET.

The S6SYSTEM share is used primarily on Microsoft Networks. Novell Netware environments generally use the Apps, Sys or Data volume.

Copy all directories and subdirectories for MYOB Accountants Enterprise products that are accessed through System Release, except the MYOBAE directory, to new server environment share directory.

When you copy these directories, it is important that you copy all sub directories including empty directories, except for the MYOBAE directory, to the new s6system share as the MYOBAE directory contains information specific to the location on which it was originally installed that will prevent the successful registration of the software on the new server.

The table in Step 1 lists all programs and their default directories that will need to be copied to your new Server’s shared directory.

Ensure that any S60.tcf, s60.tnf, s50.tcf or s50.tnf files copied from the old server are deleted from the Sol64\s6 folder prior to reinstalling System Release.

Delete old licence files:

1. At your Windows Desktop, right-click the Start button and select Explore.
2. Navigate to and open your S6 folder. For example, X:\SOL64\S6.
3. Ensure you can view hidden and system files.
4. Highlight the files named, s50.*or s60.* and delete them.
5. Highlight the folder named .VID (if present) and delete it.

System Release will need to be installed on new server
The installation file and release notes can be downloaded from http://my.myob.co.nz/

The installation will:

• Register the S6DB.DLL file to your system registry;
• Create a New X:\MYOBAE directory (where X denotes your share directory)
• Install the AERego.exe

Perform Workstation Setup

1. From the Start menu, select Run.
2. In the Open field, type X:\sol64\setup\Workstation Setup\setup.exe and click OK, where X: is the drive for your system files.
3. Click Yes.
4. Read the Licence Agreement and click Yes to indicate that you accept the terms of the Agreement.
5. Select the directory where your System Release Server Components are installed and then click Next to continue.
6. Click Next to install the files.
7. Click Finish to complete the Workstation Setup.

Workstation Setup will:

• Create the Start\Programs\MYOB Accountants Enterprise\ with a shortcut to launch System Release.
• Create the Start\Programs\MYOB Accountants Enterprise\System Release Tools programs group to run the AERego registration utility
• Copy the S6Graph.fon file to C:\Windows\System32 directory

If you are using a version of System Release prior to version 7.3 you must update to the latest version before MYOB Support can licence your software

1. Click the Windows Start button and follow the menu path: All Programs > MYOB Accountants Enterprise > System Release Tools > Registration.
2. Contact us for a registration code.

Each folder that appears in System Release contains a DS6OP020 table of contents file which associates it with the old server. These files need to be deleted prior to updating the folder paths.

Deleting the migrated folder path files:

1. From the Start menu, select Search.
2. In the Search for Files or Folders field type DS6OP020 and click Search Now.
3. Each of the occurrences of the DS6OP020 files appears in the right hand pane.
4. When the search has completed press CTRL + A, to select all DS6OP020 files and then press DELETE. The files are deleted.

Updating the folder path:

1. Start System Services.
2. Right-click a folder in the list and select Properties.
3. In the Network field amend the server name to the name of the new server.
4. Click OK.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each folder.

You will need to re-install Reporter on each workstation.
Please refer to the Reporter 3.3 Installation Guide.pdf, located on the Reporter 3.3 installation CD in the \Reporter_3.3\Readme directory.

To verify your Migration was successful, open System Release, access your ledgers and check:

Workstation setup will need to be run on each workstation that accesses MYOB Accountants Enterprise if the drive assignment has been changed.

1. Remove AE products from Control panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall a program
2. Disconnect the existing network drive for AE products if any
3. Reconnect with new server name
4. Run the workstation setup file. Refer above step 5 workstation setup process for system release.

Run setup file for Reporter from X:\sol64\setup\ReporterIntegratration\setup.exe, where X: is the drive for your system files. Please refer Reporter 3.5 installation guide