The Dynamic File Services Upgrade Wizard makes the following changes that you need to be aware of as you administer the upgraded product. Verify the changes before you allow access to the data managed by pairs.
This section identifies changes that were made to Dynamic File Services features during an upgrade from version 2.1 to version 2.2.
After the upgrade, your existing license key is automatically registered. The NDFS.lic file is added to the folder where you install Dynamic File Services.
If you uninstall the product and reinstall the product, you must register the key by using the option in menu. For information, see Registering the License Key
in the Dynamic File Services 2.2 Administration Guide.
A Reviewers list was created for each existing retention pair. The Dynamic File Services Retention Review group was automatically added to the list. Other users and groups can be added to the Reviewers list after the upgrade is completed. For information, see Configuring Reviewers for a Retention Pair
in the Dynamic File Services 2.2 Administration Guide.
New file type definitions have been added to the C:\Program Files\Dynamic File Services\DswFileTypes.cfg file. When you upgrade to version 2.1, the old file is saved as DswFileTypes_v2.0.cfg. If you have personalized the file type definitions, you should merge your additions or changes from the old file to the new file.
Your existing policy database files are consolidated into a single file:
C:\ProgramData\Dynamic File Services\Policies\DswPolicyDatabase_v2.xml
In the Management Console, view the list of policies to verify that they are available as expected.
When you upgrade to version 2.1, your existing policy database files are consolidated into the single file. Any policies saved in the Snapshots folder are also converted to the new database format. Verify by visual inspection of the existing snapshot files.
Cloud events are added for notification and audit tracking. The events are deselected by default. You can use the Audit Configuration tool and Notification Configuration tool to enable these events. For information, see Configuring Audit Tracking Events
and Configuring the Notification Service
in the Dynamic File Services 2.2 Administration Guide.
If you use authenticated mail relay for email notifications, the outgoing email password was decrypted, then re-encrypted during the upgrade. Verify that the outgoing email name and password are working as expected. Send a test message to an email address as described in Setting Up the Email Address and Events to Send
in the Dynamic File Services 2.2 Administration Guide. If needed, re-enter the outgoing mail password, then click .