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Access Analyzer Console Upgrade

Access Analyzer 12.0 uses the Upgrade Wizard. For upgrades from versions of Access Analyzer that are no longer supported, contact Netwrix Support for assistance.

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If a Netwrix Engineer has made any customizations, ensure you preserve the custom work during the upgrade process. The Upgrade Wizard archives customizations before solution upgrades. These archives are available after the solution upgrades complete. Contact Netwrix Support for additional information.

This document provides the basic steps for upgrading Access Analyzer and the stock solutions. Contact Netwrix Support for additional information.

Considerations​

NEAUsers Group for Role Based Access

Access Analyzer 12.0 introduces a new NEAUsers local group for Role Based Access (RBA). This replaces using the local users group to assign users the necessary permissions on the Access Analyzer application directory. If you already have Role Based Access enabled in the previous version of Access Analyzer, then during the first initialization of Access Analyzer 12.0 the following happens:

  • Access Analyzer 12.0 creates the NEAUsers local group on the Access Analyzer Console server and gives it the required permissions on the Access Analyzer application (StealthAUDIT) folder

  • Access Analyzer 12.0 adds existing configured RBA users to this new NEAUsers group

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    The Web Administrator and Report Viewer roles don't require access to the Access Analyzer console, so Access Analyzer doesn't add users assigned these roles to the NEAUsers group.

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    Adding a user to the NEAUsers group doesn't apply to the Web Service access type, it only gives Console access.

  • Access Analyzer 12.0 removes the local users group from the Access Analyzer application folder permissions

For this process to complete successfully, on first launch the user running Access Analyzer must have local administrator rights. Otherwise, Access Analyzer throws an exception during initialization.

Multiple Access Analyzer Consoles Connecting to the Same Database

In environments where multiple Access Analyzer Consoles use the same SQL Server database, you must also update every console that uses the database. Connecting an Access Analyzer Console with a newer version to a database updates the database’s schema according to the new definition. If an Access Analyzer Console with an older version connects to the same database after you update the schema, corruption to Access Analyzer’s system tables can result.

SQL Server Supported Version Change for the Access Analyzer Database

With the release of Access Analyzer v12.0, SQL Server 2016 through SQL Server 2025 are the supported versions for the Access Analyzer database.

To grant access to additional Solutions in an existing Access Analyzer installation, you need a new license key. To update the Access Analyzer license key without installing a new version of the Access Analyzer Console, see the Update License Key topic for instructions.

License Key Changes

The following licensing changes require the organization to obtain a new key:

  • Access Analyzer v12.0

    • This version doesn't require additional licenses

  • Enterprise Auditor v11.6

    • This version doesn't require additional licenses

  • StealthAUDIT v11.5

    • This version doesn't require additional licenses

See the Update License Key section for instructions on updating the license key.