Upgrading the MS SQL Server database (BigFix scenario)
The MS SQL Server database stores information crucial for the operation of the License Metric Tool server. Ensure that you always use a supported version of the database, upgrade it regularly, and create backups for the purpose of disaster recovery.
Upgrading procedure
For a step-by-step procedure of upgrading the database, refer to the MS SQL Server documentation.
Separate databases for License Metric Tool and BigFix
- License Metric Tool database
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Before you upgrade the database of the License Metric Tool server, verify whether the new version of the database is supported by your current version of the License Metric Tool server and the version of the server to which you are upgrading. Otherwise, the License Metric Tool server might not work. Refer to the following table for information about versions of MS SQL Server that are supported by particular versions of the License Metric Tool server.
Table 1. MS SQL Server versions supported by the License Metric Tool server License Metric Tool 9.2.0.0 - 9.2.12.0 9.2.13.0 - 9.2.15.0 9.2.16.0 9.2.17.0 - 9.2.18.0 9.2.19.0 - 9.2.22.0 9.2.23.0 - 9.2.31.0 9.2.32 9.2.33 2008 and 2008 R2 Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 2012 and 2012 Express Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported 2014 and 2014 Express Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported 2016 Not supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported 2016 Express SP2 or higher Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported 2017 version 14.0.3162.1 or higher Not supported Not supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported 2017 Express CU15 or higher Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported Supported Supported Supported 2019 and 2019 Express Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported Supported Supported 2022 and 2022 Express Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported Supported - BigFix database
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Before you upgrade the BigFix database, verify whether the new version of the database is supported by your current version of the BigFix server and the version of the server to which you are upgrading. Otherwise, the BigFix server might not work. Refer to the following table for information about versions of MS SQL Server that are supported by particular versions of the BigFix server. For more details, see the following links:
Table 2. MS SQL Server versions supported by the BigFix server BigFix 9.5.0 - 9.5.2 9.5.3 - 9.5.12 9.5.13 - 9.5.16 9.5.17 and higher 9.5 versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1 10.0.2 - 10.0.9 10.0.10 and higher 10 versions 11.0.0 2005 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 2008 and 2008 R2 Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported 2012 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Not supported 2014 Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported 2016 Not supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported 2017 Not supported Not supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported 2019 Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported Not supported Supported Supported Supported 2022 Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported Supported
Database shared between License Metric Tool and BigFix
If you share the database between License Metric Tool and BigFix, you must ensure that the version of the database to which you want to upgrade is supported by the current versions of the License Metric Tool server and the BigFix server as well as the versions to which you are upgrading.
To ensure that you upgrade the database and other components in the right order, especially in case of old versions of components, see: Upgrading from old versions on Windows.
