This is a document that explain the steps I took to migrate fax@vantage to a Windows 2003 Server. One of our client had outdated hardware that needed to be replace with a new server. When complete be sure to set the new server with the same name and IP address as the existing server.
Step 1 – Back up the Server
- Copy the fax@vantage folder (C:\Program Files\Applied Systems\@vantage) from the existing server to a temp directory on the new server
- Copy the database files (ASFaxingSQL.mdf and ASFaxingSQL_log.LDF) to the temp directory on the new server. To do this, browse to the utilities folder (the default location is C:\Program Files\Applied Systems\@vantage\utilities) and double click MSDEAdmin.exe
- Enter Username: sa and Password: Faxsupport03
- Click Database Operations > Detach Database
- Once complete navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$FAX\Data and copy ASFaxingSQL.mdf and ASFaxingSQL_log.LDF to a temp directory on the new server
- Additional Information: http://www.appliedsystems.com/doc_central/te-software-testing/4xwin2003migration.htm
Step 2 – Install Fax@vantage Software
Step 3 – Install and Configure the Brook Trout Fax Card
Do this first: http://www.appliedsystems.com/doc_central/BA-Business-App-Development/UninstallingBrooktroutDrivers.htm
then
Do this second: http://www.appliedsystems.com/doc_central/BA-Business-App-Development/InstallingBrooktroutTrufax200.htm
Step 4 – Copy the data from the temp directory to the Fax@vantage share
Step 5 – Move the Backup Database files to the correct directory and mount DB
Step 6 – Move the Archive folder to the D:\ if needed
Step 7 – Setup Auto-Logon for fax user account
See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324737
Step 8 – Test inbound and outbound
May 28, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Thanks! The directions show ‘faxsupport’ and not ‘faxsupport03’ as the sa password. Tonight’s upgrade would have ended in a ball of flames had it not been for you.
Thanks again.