Installing or upgrading Qlik Replicate on Windows

Install Qlik Replicate using the QlikReplicate_<version-build>_X64.exe installation kit. This kit runs on Windows 64-bit (x64) environments. For a list of the Windows versions supported by Qlik Replicate, see Windows software requirements.

Follow the instructions in the Setup wizard to install Qlik Replicate.

Later, if you need to start or stop the Qlik Replicate Server service, see the following section: Starting and stopping the Qlik Replicate Server service on Windows

All of the data that is created when you use Qlik Replicate is stored in a directory called data. By default, this directory is located in the installation directory where you install Qlik Replicate. If you want to create the data directory in a different location, select this option in the installation wizard.

If you elect to create the data directory in a different location, all command line actions must include the -d your_data_directory_pathparameter where your_data_directory_path is the location of the "data" directory.

Upgrade instructions

To upgrade Replicate:

1. Choose one of the backup methods below.

   Method 1:

   1. Stop all Replicate tasks and services.
   2. Back up the Replicate "data" directory to a location outside the product folder.

   This method is recommended in most cases. However, if your "data" folder is very large and there is not enough space to back it up, then use Method 2 below.

   Method 2:

   1. Open a Windows command prompt and change the path to <PRODUCT_DIR>\bin.

   2. Then issue the following command:

      repctl [-d data_directory] exportrepository

      where [-d data_directory] is required when the Replicate "data" directory is in a non-default location.

2. Run the Qlik Replicate setup wizard.

3. If you notice an issue with the upgrade, you can either revert to the previous version as described below or do one of the following depending on which backup method you chose above.

   If you chose Method 1:

   1. Stop all the Replicate services.
   2. Overwrite the "data" directory with the "data" directory that you backed up earlier.

   3. Start all the Replicate services.

   If you chose Method 2:

   Issue the following command:

   repctl [-d data_directory] importrepository json_file=Full path to the exported *.json file

   where [-d data_directory] is only required if you installed the Replicate "data" directory to a non-default location.

   Example:  

   repctl -d f:/data importrepository json_file=C:\Temp\many_tables.json

   Information note

   The following server settings will not be affected:

   • The Store trace/verbose logging in memory, but if an error occurs write to the logs logging option.
   • Global and component-specific logging levels
   • File Transfer Service settings

Reverting to a previous version

To revert to a previous version:

1. Back up the Replicate data directory to a location outside the product folder.
2. Uninstall the product and then reinstall to the same directory.
3. Once the installation is complete, stop all Replicate services.
4. Overwrite the data directory with the data directory that you backed up earlier.
5. Start all Replicate services.