Update MERL

Update Instructions

Using the MERL Database Manager, perform a database backup before beginning the update. For instructions on performing a backup, see the Back up a MERL database instructions.

Download and run MERLUpdatesx.x.x.exe (choose the latest version) from merl.michiganltap.org/downloads

If you are updating a server installation of MERL, perform this step on one machine only.

Run MERL.

Connect to the database that you are updating and log in as the Admin user. You will receive a message stating that there are scripts that must be run.

If you haven’t done so already, select Backup to perform a database backup. It is highly recommended that you perform this backup. If the update should fail, or you decide to revert back to a previous version of MERL, a backup is the only way to recover that data.

Select Run.

If you are performing a Server Installation of MERL, perform step two on all remaining client PCs to allow them access to the updated database.