Windows ScrumWorks Pro Server Upgrade Guide (MySQL) for Release 3.2

The ScrumWorks Pro Upgrade Guide is intended to help administrators migrate from an existing ScrumWorks Pro / MySQL installation to the latest version of ScrumWorks Pro / MySQL. If you are installing from scratch, then please refer to the Windows Installation Guide instead. If you want to move an existing ScrumWorks Pro / Hypersonic installation to MySQL, please refer to the MySQL Database Transfer Guide.
Upgrade ScrumWorks Pro / MySQL
Before you begin, please back up your data. The upgrade process will migrate your existing MySQL database to work with the latest ScrumWorks Pro, which will make the database unusable with earlier versions of ScrumWorks Pro.

  1. Backup your data
    Backup the existing ScrumWorks Basic/Pro database.

  2. Download the latest ScrumWorks Pro
    Obtain the latest stable version of ScrumWorks Pro / MySQL Windows distribution from the ScrumWorks Pro Upgrade web site.

    1. Load the ScrumWorks Pro Upgrade web site in a web browser:
      http://danube.com/scrumworks/pro/upgrade

    2. Enter your Case ID number and the maximum users in your license. These two values can be found by loading the ScrumWorks Pro Desktop Client and navigating to the "Help" menu. Select "About" from the "Help" menu and note the values for the "Case ID" and "Licensed Users"

    3. Select the latest Windows platform distribution and download.
      The distribution file is an archive named: scrumworks-pro-version-win-mysql.zip

    4. Extract the ZIP file into a temporary directory.


  3. Run Upgrader
    Double-click the "ScrumWorks Server Setup.exe" file to run the upgrader program. Review and accept the License, or click "Cancel" to exit at any time.

  4. Choose Install Location
    The upgrader will now request that you specify the location of an existing ScrumWorks Pro Server installation.

    • To upgrade an existing installation, input the location of the existing installation to be upgraded in the Destination Folder field on the "Choose Install Location" screen. Click "Next".

    • The upgrader will now verify the validity of the existing ScrumWorks Pro Server installation. Once verified, the next screen will summarize steps taken by the upgrade process. Click "Next" to continue.

    • Note: custom JVM options (such as memory tweaks) will remain intact via this upgrade process.


  5. Choose a Start Menu Folder location
    Click Install to finish the installation.

  6. Confirm your installation
    ScrumWorks Pro takes a few moments to start, and once started the login screen shall be visible locally on the via a web browser at http://localhost:8080/scrumworks/.

Please check our Support Resources for more help with upgrades.