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Migrating workspaces from server 2016 to 2019.

  • September 23, 2019
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nielsgerrits
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As I never have migrated FME server before, I'm not sure what to expect / what the best practice is. I have mainly standalone workspaces in server 2016 which are started via the API from an external application.

I studied the "Migrating From REST API V2" documentation and understand the changes.

What is the correct way to migrate the workspaces? Download them using desktop 2016 and upload them using 2019? I understand there are no guarantees and will check outputs but should this work in general? Or is this a real no go.

For desktop workspace migrations I copy - paste all transformers in a new workspace and then upgrade them individually, or just rebuild the entire workspace. But I would not prefer to do that for all server workspaces if not needed.

Best answer by david_r

The best practice is basically to backup your FME Server, uninstall the current version and install the new version, then finally restore the backup file to your upgraded FME Server. All your existing workspaces will continue to function as-is, no need to touch them unless you want to.

More information in the docs:

https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Server_Documentation/AdminGuide/Upgrading.htm

 

 

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  • September 23, 2019

The best practice is basically to backup your FME Server, uninstall the current version and install the new version, then finally restore the backup file to your upgraded FME Server. All your existing workspaces will continue to function as-is, no need to touch them unless you want to.

More information in the docs:

https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Server_Documentation/AdminGuide/Upgrading.htm

 

 

nielsgerrits
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  • September 23, 2019
david_r wrote:

The best practice is basically to backup your FME Server, uninstall the current version and install the new version, then finally restore the backup file to your upgraded FME Server. All your existing workspaces will continue to function as-is, no need to touch them unless you want to.

More information in the docs:

https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Server_Documentation/AdminGuide/Upgrading.htm

 

 

Thanks for the quick response!

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  • September 23, 2019
nielsgerrits wrote:

Thanks for the quick response!

Just my 2 cents...the backup and restore is the way to go, for migrating as-is, but if you want to introduce some changes into your FME Server, the API is your best friend.

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