Path for upgrading OCS NG 1.3.3 to 2.0.x - OCS Inventory NG

Path for upgrading OCS NG
1.3.3 to 2.0.3
This document explains how to update OCS Inventory NG Server under Windows without
setting up XAMPP, but using existing Apache and MySQL installation.
Contents
1. Components to download............................................................................................................... 2
2. Updating OCS Inventory NG Server................................................................................................. 2
2.1. Updating Communication Server PERL module ...................................................................... 2
2.2. Updating Apache configuration file (httpd.conf) .................................................................... 3
3. Updating Administration console and database............................................................................. 4
3.1. Updating Administration console............................................................................................ 4
3.2. Updating database and configuration..................................................................................... 4
3.3. Upload Agent........................................................................................................................... 5

1. Components to download
Download and unpack the following packages (don’t forget to backup and delete old content
before) :
OCS Inventory NG Server for Linux in folder (preferred
C:\Program Files\OCS Inventory NG)
In this document, extract folder for files will be named
2. Updating OCS Inventory NG Server
2.1. Updating Communication Server PERL module
Open a command prompt in folder :
//Apache.
Read file INSTALL and then run the following commands :
perl MakeFile.PL
nmake
nmake install
Be carefull :
- When you launch “perl MakeFile.PL”, you can have this warning :
Don’t care about it ! If you install MinGW, you have many chances to have errors in next steps !

2.2. Updating Apache configuration file (httpd.conf)
Copy and replace file

3. Updating Administration console and database
3.1. Updating Administration console
Delete the old content in folder ocsreports in the document root directory of your
Apache web server (don’t forget to backup old content before).
Copy folder //ocsreports to the document
root directory of your Apache web server.
Copy old file dbconfig.inc.php from your previous version backup into your
ocsreports directory.
3.2. Updating database and configuration
Open URL http:///ocsreports/install.php to run OCS
Inventory NG setup process.
Then, update if asked file PHP_DIR\php.ini (openssl, file size and restart Apache
service).
Look for :
- post_max_size = 8M replace by post_max_size = 64M
- upload_max_filesize = 2M replace by upload_max_filesize = 64M
Follow instructions to update database and insert initial configuration into database.
When process is done, you must do manually some steps :
- Be careful, your default admin account’s password will be reset to “admin”, you must
change it just after your first login.
- Update your old accountinfo (on web gui, clic on "update old
accountinfo")

- Migrate your database to UTF8 (follow process here : http://wiki.ocsinventoryng.org/index.php/Howtos:Migrate_your_OCS_database_to_UTF8)
o For updating data, you must set INVENTORY_DIFF to OFF for some days
- If you have this warning : , you
must follow recommendations on this page :
http://wiki.ocsinventory-ng.org/index.php/Documentation:Secure
3.3. Upload Agent
In the update process, the upload agent ocsagent.exe is deleted, you must re-upload it.
New path for uploading agent :
Written by Thierry BARRAU (ocsinventory-ng@kyron.fr)