Upgrade MultiTerm Server 2007 Termbases and Users

Run the SDL MultiTerm Server Upgrade Wizard to convert termbases created with MultiTerm Server 2007 (version 7.1 or 7.5) to the format used by MultiTerm Server 2009 SP3. You can then access these termbases using MultiTerm 2009 SP3.

The wizard also converts MultiTerm 2007 user accounts into the (2009) SDL Common User Management format and places them in the Common User Management store.

Before you start:

To upgrade your termbases and users:

  1. From the Start menu, choose Programs > SDL > SDL MultiTerm 2009 > MultiTerm Server Console to launch the console.

  2. In the navigation tree, click Database. The database settings are displayed on the right.

  3. Under Database Upgrade Wizard, click Upgrade Now to the launch the wizard. The Welcome page of the SDL MultiTerm Server Upgrade Wizard is displayed.

  4. On the MultiTerm Data Store Connection page:

  5. On the Termbase Status page:

  6. This page displays all the termbases listed in the MT Master database, including their version and current state (stopped or started). Click Next.

  7. If any termbases on the list are still running, you are prompted to stop those termbases before upgrading. Click Yes to stop the termbases.

  8. Click Next again to upgrade the termbases. A progress bar is displayed.

  9. When the termbase upgrade is complete, the Upgrade Process Results page is displayed:

  10. On the Target Organization page:

  11. On the User Management Upgrade Approach page decide what you want to do if there is a username conflict during the upgrade. This happens when a user's username in MultiTerm Server 2007 already exists in MultiTerm Server 2009 SP3. For example, if you ware upgrading John Smith's account which has a username of jsmith but jsmith already exists in MultiTerm Server 2009 SP3.

  12. On the User Management Upgrade Approach - Details page, a list of users in MultiTerm Server 2007 and MultiTerm Server 2009 SP3 that have the same user name are displayed.

  13. On the SDL User Management Upgrade Progress page, a summary of the users who will be upgraded is displayed. Click Next to upgrade the users.

  14. When the user upgrade is complete, the Upgrade Process Results page is displayed:

  15. Log into MultiTerm Administrator.Your upgraded termbases are now visible.

  16. Check the migrated termbases to ensure that they have upgraded correctly and then right-click on the termbase name and select Start Termbase from the shortcut menu.

 

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