+11I converted FME server DB from default to Oracle in FME server 2017.0.1.1. Due to a notification bug in this version, I am upgrading to the latest 2017.1. I am wondering if I still need to do the restore from the backup. I would think I just need to back up the config files, particularly
fmeCommonConfig.txt, uninstall 2017.0.1.1, install 2017.1, change Database connection in
fmeCommonConfig.txt, restart the server/core/db, everything will just magically work fine. Is this correct?
Best answer by jlutherthomas
Hi @ag
Because there will be differences in the database and the config files between versions, we do not recommend copying configurations between versions.
You will need to do a clean FME Server 2017.1 install, and then create/connect to clean database that is freshly configured using the steps provided in the documentation.
To do the back up and restore, you can download the backup file through the web ui in FME 2017.0 and then upload it through the web ui in FME 2017.1. That will automatically populate the database in the correct way for FME 2017.1.
The documentation on backups can be found here.
Projects might also be of interest to migrate a group of items between servers.
+13Hi. I suggest you backup your previous version uninstall it then reinstall the new one with a custom install rather than express and when you are done then restore your previous server config and stuff.
+2Hi @ag
Because there will be differences in the database and the config files between versions, we do not recommend copying configurations between versions.
You will need to do a clean FME Server 2017.1 install, and then create/connect to clean database that is freshly configured using the steps provided in the documentation.
To do the back up and restore, you can download the backup file through the web ui in FME 2017.0 and then upload it through the web ui in FME 2017.1. That will automatically populate the database in the correct way for FME 2017.1.
The documentation on backups can be found here.
Projects might also be of interest to migrate a group of items between servers.
+2Hi. I suggest you backup your previous version uninstall it then reinstall the new one with a custom install rather than express and when you are done then restore your previous server config and stuff.
https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Server_Documentation/Content/Tasks-Backup-Restore-Migration.htm
+11Hi @ag
Because there will be differences in the database and the config files between versions, we do not recommend copying configurations between versions.
You will need to do a clean FME Server 2017.1 install, and then create/connect to clean database that is freshly configured using the steps provided in the documentation.
To do the back up and restore, you can download the backup file through the web ui in FME 2017.0 and then upload it through the web ui in FME 2017.1. That will automatically populate the database in the correct way for FME 2017.1.
The documentation on backups can be found here.
Projects might also be of interest to migrate a group of items between servers.
+11Hi. I suggest you backup your previous version uninstall it then reinstall the new one with a custom install rather than express and when you are done then restore your previous server config and stuff.
+13Hi. I suggest you backup your previous version uninstall it then reinstall the new one with a custom install rather than express and when you are done then restore your previous server config and stuff.
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