Reverting to a Previous Version of Jamf Pro after a Failed Upgrade on Windows

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  1. Ensure your database is backed up. See Backing Up the Database in the Jamf Pro Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows for complete instructions.
  2. On the Jamf Pro host server, stop Tomcat. See Starting and Stopping Tomcat for complete instructions.
  3. Backup the Jamf Pro folder, located at C:\Program Files\JSS\, by copying it to a secure location.
    Note:

    If a large number of backups exist in the C:\Program Files\JSS\Backups directory, backing up or copying the JSS folder could take a long time. You may want to move the Backups folder out of the JSS folder, make a copy of the JSS folder, and then put the Backups folder back where it was. It is also recommended that you have a copy of the most recent backup files from the Backups folder stored in a secure, off-server location.

  4. Uninstall Jamf Pro:
    1. Navigate to the Control Panel, and then click Uninstall a Program under the Programs heading.
    2. Select "Jamf Pro" from the list of installed programs, and then click Uninstall.
    3. Click Yes when prompted.
  5. Open the MySQL Command Line Client.
  6. When prompted, enter the password for the MySQL "root" user.
  7. Drop the database by executing the following command:
    drop database jamfsoftware;
  8. Create a database by executing the following command:
    create database jamfsoftware;
  9. Exit MySQL by executing the following command:
    exit
  10. Download a previous version of the Jamf Pro Installer for Windows from Jamf Account and install a previous version of Jamf Pro.
    Note:

    You must revert to the same version the backup was created on.

  11. Restore your database backup. See Restoring Database Backups in the Jamf Pro Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows for complete instructions.
  12. Create or upload an SSL certificate. See SSL Certificate in the Jamf Pro Documentation for complete instructions.