Upgrading from Track-It! 11.4 to Track-It! 2020
This section provides a step-by-step procedure to upgrade from Track-It! 11.4 to Track-It! 2020. Using this procedure is important because Track-It! 2020 has a completely new architecture and functions very differently from Track-It! 11.4. This step-by-step procedure helps administrators to understand these changes and the migration process to ensure a successful transition to Track-It! 2020.
This section provides all the information needed to:
- Understand the differences between Track-It! 2020 and Track-It! 11.4
- Set up Track-It! 2020 system
- Migrate data from Track-It! 11.4 system to Track-It! 2020 system
The high-level steps to upgrade include the following activities:
- Planning
- Install Track-It! 2020
- Perform the initial migration
- Configure Track-It! 2020
- Test the new Track-It! 2020 system
- Train users
- Perform final migration and go live
Installation and migration procedure (2020 Release 02 and later)
The following table provides step-by-step details for installation and migration:
Activity and steps | Notes |
|---|---|
1. Planning | |
This web page gives a quick overview of the new Track-It! 2020 platform. | |
Make sure that all Track-It! 11.4 features that you need are available in Track-It! 2020. | For those upgrading to Track-It! 2020 because your server operating system is no longer supported, we have updated Track-It! 11.4 to support newer operating systems. For more details about the supported operating systems for Track-It! 11.4, seeSystem requirements. |
Determine if it is best for you to migrate data from Track-It! 11.4 or to start afresh with Track-It! 2020. | Consider starting afresh and use this opportunity to refine settings and processes. For more information, see Starting fresh. For information about data that is and is not migrated, see Data-that-you-can-migrate and Data-that-is-not-migrated. |
2. Install Track-It! 2020 | |
Watch theOverview of the installation process video. | The installation process of Track-It! 2020 is different from that of Track-It! 11.4. Watching this video will help you to understand the differences and successfully deploy the new browser-based system. |
Make sure that the system where you are going to install Track-It! 2020 meets the latest system requirements. | For system requirements of Track-It!, see System Requirements. |
Download Track-It! 2020 from BMC Electronic Product Distribution(EPD) and install it. | For more information about installation, see the Installing-use-this-page-from-Release-02 section. |
Log in as an Administrator to verify that Track-It! 2020 is operational. | For more information about logging in to Track-It!, see Logging-in-to-and-logging-out-of-Track-It. |
Change the Administrator default password. | For more information, see Changing Track-It! password. |
Back up your Track-It! 2020 database. We recommend that you configure backups to occur daily. | For more information, see Knowledge Article000225193. For more information about Microsoft SQL Server Database maintenance and related best practices, see . |
3. Perform the initial migration | |
Watch theMigration Tool video for instructions about using this tool. | For more videos, see Training Videos. |
Make sure that you have read and understood all considerations and prerequisites related to the Migration Tool. | For more information, see Migration-Tool-considerations-and-prerequisities. |
Install the Migration Tool on Track-It! 11.4 system. | For information about installing the Migration Tool, see Installing-the-Migration-Tool. |
Run the Migration Tool. In the data configuration dialog box, select Option 1 > Step 1 - Full Data Import to migrate all data. | Each time you run the Migration Tool with this setting, it purges all the previously migrated data and then reimports the data. For steps and other information about running the Migration Tool, see Running-the-Migration-Tool and Data-import-options. For information about data that is and is not migrated, see Data-that-you-can-migrate and Data-that-is-not-migrated. |
4. Configure Track-It! 2020 | |
Go to Videos for system administrator and watch videos #2 through #18. | Track-It! 2020 is very different from Track-It! 11.4. Watching these videos is critical to understand Track-It! 2020 and its platform. Most of these videos are of short duration. For more information about configuring Track-It!, see Configuring-after-installation. |
Log in to Track-It! 2020 as an Administrator and make sure that data is migrated correctly. | For more information, see Logging-in-to-and-logging-out-of-Track-It. |
(Optional) Import user data from Active Directory. | For more information, see Importing-users-from-Active-Directory and Directory Importer Setup. |
(Optional) Enable Windows Authentication for Track-It! technicians and Self Service requestors. | For more information, see Enabling-Microsoft-Windows-Integrated-Authentication-for-Track-It and Configuring Active Directory Authentication. |
Configure Business Rules and email integration. | For more information, see Configuring-business-rules and the following videos: |
(Optional) Customize forms. | For more information, see Customizing-forms-for-groups. |
Create required reports, if necessary. | For more information, see the following videos: For information about reports and report schedules, see Designing-and-generating-reports and Scheduling-reports. You can perform this step now or later (even after go-live). |
(Optional) Configure the BMC Client Management (BCM). | For more information, see Configuring-asset-management, Setting-up-BMC-Client-Management, BMC Client Management documentation , andAsset Management Configuration.You can configure BCM now if you have automatically installed it while installing Track-It! 2020 or later (even after go-live). |
5. Test the new Track-It! system | |
Log in to the Track-It! 2020 system to verify that it is working correctly. | For more information, see Logging-in-to-and-logging-out-of-Track-It. |
6. Train users | |
Make sure that technicians and users have learned about Track-It! 2020 by watching the Training-videos. | |
7. Perform final migration and go live | |
Run the Migration Tool again. In the data configuration dialog box, select Option 1 > Step 2 - Module Data Refresh to migrate new data that was created after the initial migration in step 3. | Each time you run the Migration Tool with this setting, it purges all the previously migrated module data while preserving all configuration data, and then reimports only the module data. For more information, see Migration-Tool-considerations-and-prerequisities and Data-import-options. For information about data that is and is not migrated, see Data-that-you-can-migrate and Data-that-is-not-migrated. |
Log in to Track-It! 2020 and make sure that all migrated data (for example, new tickets) is correct. | For more information, see Logging-in-to-and-logging-out-of-Track-It. |
Go live with Track-It! 2020. Start using the new Track-It! 2020 system and stop using the Track-It! 11.4 system. Make sure that all technicians and requestors are no longer using Track-It! 11.4. | |
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