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Convert an Existing agentparm.txt File Using the Silent Installer

You can convert your r7.0 agentparm.txt file to r11.3 to preserve your existing settings. You can use the silent installer to do the conversion.

To convert an existing agentparm.txt file using the silent installer

1. Copy the r11.3 installer.properties file to your agent computer. The file is available on the product CD or CA Support Online website, found at http://ca.com/support.
2. Open the installer.properties file you copied.
3. Disable the following property by adding a comment (#) character:

   #AGENTPARM_CONVERT_2 =No
   

4. Enable the following property by removing the comment (#) character:

   AGENTPARM_CONVERT_1 =Yes
   

   Enabling this property preserves the agentparm.txt settings of your existing agent.

5. Enable and edit the following property to specify the path to the agentparm.txt file for your existing agent:

   #OLD_AGENT_PARM=C:\\Program Files\\Cybermation\\ESP System Agent R7\\agentparm.txt 
   

   For example, if you have a Release 6 ESP System Agent installed in C:\\Program Files\\Cybermation\\ESP System Agent R6\\agentparm.txt, edit the property as follows:

   OLD_AGENT_PARM=C:\\Program Files\\Cybermation\\ESP System Agent R6\\agentparm.txt
   

6. Ensure all other properties are disabled by adding the comment (#) character to each property that is uncommented.
7. Save the file.

   The properties are set in the installer.properties file.

8. Run the silent installer.
9. Check the generated log file.