Preparing the System for Upgrade

Before proceeding with an upgrade, stop the required services and create a backup of all the configuration files.

To prepare the system for an upgrade:

  1. Log in to the database server as a user with the required permissions.

  2. In the Windows search box, type Run

  3. Press ENTER.

    The Run dialog box appears.

  4. Type services.msc.

  5. Press ENTER.

    The Services window appears.

  6. To stop the RPAgent, right-click the Resilient Package Agent service and select Stop.

  7. To stop the Log Forwarder, right-click the Logforwarder service and select Stop.

Note: To preserve the current configuration, copy the config.ini file to the required location. The config.ini file is available in the C:\Program Files\Protegrity\Database Protector\sqlserver\data directory.


Last modified : May 21, 2026