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Installing Abra HRMS to a New Server
Technology is always changing, and upgrades to hardware are very common. Moving Abra HRMS to a new server or workstation is a simple process. Follow the steps below to guarantee a smooth transition to your new server.
Make sure the user performing the install has full administrative rights to the server and client machines before proceeding.
- Create an external backup copy of the Abra data folder. To verify the location of the data folder, go to Help on Abra's main menu and select About Abra HRMS and System Information. System Information shows the Data Path, ending with a folder containing the data. Payroll customers with custom signature files should also back up the Forms folder as it contains the SIGNATURE.TTF file.
- Uninstall Abra from all client machines.
- Install the latest, full-build version of Abra HRMS on the new server. At the completion of the install, the system will enable you to launch Abra. Select launch Abra HRMS.
- If you have the Payroll product, install each tax update to update the program version to the same version as the data backup. Launch the program to initialize and update system files.
- Copy the contents of the external backup data folder to the contents of the data folder on the new server. Also, copy the Forms folder that was backed up to restore the SIGNATURE.TTF file.
- Log into Abra. From the Activity Center, select System and Processes. Run Reform Indexes and Optimize Databases. Check the data for accuracy.
- Uninstall Abra from the old server.
- Reinstall Abra on the client machines. From the Start Menu, select Run. Click Browse and navigate to the folder containing the network installation of Abra. Open the Client folder and select SETUP.EXE. Click Open, then OK. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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