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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.

NOTE: If any customizations have been done by a Netwrix Engineer, please ensure custom work is not lost during the upgrade process. While using the Upgrade Wizard, customizations are archived prior to solution upgrades. These archives are available after the solution upgrades have been completed. Contact Netwrix Support for additional information.

The purpose of this document is to provide the basic steps needed for upgrading Access Analyzer and the stock solutions. Contact Netwrix Support for additional information.

See the What's New topic for release 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:

  • The NEAUsers local group is created on the Access Analyzer Console server, and is given the required permissions on the Access Analyzer application (StealthAUDIT) folder

  • Existing configured RBA users are added to this new NEAUsers group

    NOTE: The Web Administrator and Report Viewer roles do not require access to the Access Analyzer console, so users assigned these roles are not added to the NEAUsers group.

    NOTE: Adding a user to the NEAUsers group does not apply to the Web Service access type, it only gives Console access.

  • The local users group is removed 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, an exception will be thrown during the initialization.

Multiple Access Analyzer Consoles Connecting to the Same Database

In environments where multiple Access Analyzer Consoles are using the same SQL Server database, every console using the database must also be updated. The act of connecting a Access Analyzer Console with a newer version to a database updates the database’s schema pursuant to the new definition. If a Access Analyzer Console with an older version connects to the same database after the schema has been updated, 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 2022 are the supported versions for the Access Analyzer database.

To grant access to additional Solutions in an existing Access Analyzer installation, a new license key is required. 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 changes in licensing requires the organization needing a new key:

  • Access Analyzer v12.0

    • No additional licenses are required for this version

  • Enterprise Auditor v11.6

    • No additional licenses are required for this version

  • StealthAUDIT v11.5

    • No additional licenses are required for this version

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