RIO upgrade to Laserfiche V10 - LIcense Manager 8.3 vs Directory Server 10

asked on December 9, 2015 • Show version history

Hi,

One of my customer has a RIO system at V9.2.0 and does have a production and a development environment. They would like to start testing Laserfiche 10 on their development server but it does share the same licensing server module which is currently License Manager 8.3. I have renewed their site license and I now see that the max version is now set to V10, so technically, I could upgrade their development server to this new version without upgrading the License Manager to Directory Server V10.

My questions...

- Would it be better to first upgrade their LM to DS V10 prior to upgrading their development server components?

- Are there any reason why I should upgrade right now from LM to DS V10

- It's always a good thing to wait a bit before upgrading a production with the latest version. With this in mind, are there any known issues in Directory Server V10 that I should know about where I should hold off from upgrading to directory server V10 (because it may have an impact on production)?

- Are there any feature I won't be able to activate if I don't install Directory Server V10 (other than assigning a LF user a global license) ?

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replied on December 11, 2015 • Show version history

1. Better to upgrade LM to DS V10 prior to upgrading development server components?

I think it makes sense to upgrade to LFDS 10 prior to upgrading the development server components, because you will need new licenses to upgrade those components and that can be done from LFDS. LFDS is a centralized location where you can generate all the licenses that you need during the upgrade. See my answer in #4 for more details on those features.

2. Reason to upgrade now from LM to DS V10?

You do not have to upgrade to LFDS 10, but we do recommend upgrading when you are ready. LFDS has a more user-friendly, web administration interface and tools for centrally managing large sites. Please see my answer in #4 for more details on the features that would be available to you.

3. Known issues in DS V10 that I should hold off upgrading to DS V10 server?

Referring to the Release Notes for Laserfiche 10 KB article, I do not see any known issues for LFDS 10 reported. If any issues arise, they should be reported on the Support site.

4. Features I won’t be able to activate if I don’t install DS V10?

In addition to global Laserfiche users, the new features with LFDS 10 include: Single Sign-On support, password policy and password recovery options, failover cluster support, and bulk creation of Laserfiche user accounts. Check out the What’s New in Laserfiche Rio, Laserfiche Avante, and Laserfiche Forms 10 and the List of Changes for Directory Server 10 KB Article for a more comprehensive explanation of these new features.

If you are looking for an additional resource on license manager and LFDS, this is a good reference for some basic questions.

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