Migrating to Rio 9.1 on a new server from Rio 8.3

asked on February 20, 2014

Hi,

I need some advice on the best way to migrate my customer from Rio 8.3.1 to 9.1 — they are moving to a new box at the same time.

The customer is currently running Rio 8.3.1 with Workflow on a Windows Server 2003 machine — since Workflow cannot run on Windows 2003, we have a new box with Windows 2012 R2.

What is the best way to proceed in order to migrate the databases/repository to 9.1? Can I move the repository folder to the new server, then during the LF Server install point to this repository folder and the existing 8.3.1 database and have them upgraded? (Similar for Workflow but without the repository, just the database.)

Thanks for the help.

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replied on February 20, 2014

Hi there,

Depending on how your installation is distributed you may have a few different things to keep in mind, but you have the general idea. Before anything, however, make sure to back up the system!

The process should be pretty straightforward and is outlined in the Upgrading to Laserfiche 9.1 whitepaper and the Workflow help files’ section on Upgrading from Workflow 8.3 to Workflow 9.1 . To summarize the general process, the steps you’ll take are:

Create backups of your system.
Unregister your repository from your old server and deactivate it.
Take a copy of your SQL databases (both for the repository and for Workflow) and volumes and move them to the new server(s).
Install Laserfiche 9.1 on your new server(s).
Attach the repository. The Laserfiche server will identify if it is version 8.3 and take care of the database updates for you.
Make sure to point the repository to the new volume location.
Open the Workflow Configuration Manager and follow the steps outlined in the Workflow help files to re-establish your Subscriber configuration and Monitored Repositories.

I hope this helps!

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