Transcript
00:00
[MUSIC PLAYING]
00:05
As mentioned in the intro, if you are doing more than two versions at a time,
00:08
you can only step through two at a time in Vault. It is still recommended that you create a test server.
00:15
And in order to create a test server,
00:16
you would build a server as close to the production server as possible,
00:21
with the same version and patch level as your existing Vault server.
00:25
You would backup from production and restore to test server.
00:28
And at that point, you are ready to start all the testing.
00:31
You can perform the same steps that you would as part of the upgrade.
00:34
And you can see timing, and any errors, and any issues, and document anything that comes up.
00:41
On go-live day, you want to make sure that you document the current version in case you have to roll back.
00:48
You want to ensure that the current server meets the minimum hardware and software requirements for both production and test.
00:57
There's a PDF that has some resources for you, and that will include links to some of this information.
01:04
Again, pay attention to the usable SQL and Windows version, as you may need to upgrade these along the way.
01:13
You will need to have the impersonation account and the SA account.
01:17
And if your organization doesn't allow the SA account to be used,
01:20
you will need an account that has been set up as a sysadmin and have its password.
01:25
You will want to have all the software and the patches downloaded.
01:28
These are accessible on accounts.autodesk.com.
01:32
And then you need to know the serial number, the product key,
01:36
what your license server model is, the name of the license server.
01:40
Once you've done this, if you go live and something's not working,
01:44
or if something does not function during the upgrade and you need to roll back,
01:48
you would install the version that you documented in the previous section, and then you set up the same patch level,
01:55
restore your backup.
01:57
At that point, you are ready to use the old server.
02:01
If everything is working and you're going forward, you can take a backup and go forward.
02:06
Once you want to make sure that your users are logged off to take the backup, and then you want
02:12
to do it at the very beginning of the upgrade, and you want to make sure that nobody uses the system until you're done.
02:17
So when performing an in-place upgrade and you're needing to move more than two versions ahead,
02:23
you would choose your upgrade window.
02:25
If working with an Autodesk representative, let them know your planned upgrade window,
02:29
so they can prepare for any questions that might come up.
02:32
Have all your users log out of the system and do an IISRESET.
02:36
This will make sure that nothing is connected to Vault.
02:39
And you would do that from the command line of the ADMS console.
02:42
Then you would want to backup your current Vault. You would run the Vault installation software.
02:47
There's, again, a link in the PDF.
02:50
And then apply hotfixes.
02:51
Once the upgrade is complete, you're going to start your ADMS console,
02:55
and then you should be asked if you want to migrate your Vaults.
02:58
You need to select "Yes."
02:60
And if this step doesn't start automatically, you may need to do a B2B migration.
03:05
And for more information on the B2B migration, see the resources PDF.
03:09
When you are moving more than two versions, for example, if you are moving from 2018 to 2022,
03:16
you would have followed the step to go to 2020, and then you are going to go back to the install,
03:25
and you're going to install the next release of Vault up to two releases forward.
03:29
So at this point you could install 2022.
03:32
You would apply the hotfixes, you would start your console, and then you would migrate your databases.
03:37
Those steps will be repeated until you're at the version you want to be,
03:41
and then when you're all set you want to back it up in the final working state, and you're ready to install your clients.
03:46
In this case, you will need to install new clients,
03:49
as you've moved more than two versions and your existing clients will not be able to connect to your existing Vault server.
03:55
Things to be aware of: If you're migrating in-place more than two versions,
03:59
you may have to upgrade SQL or Windows along the way.
04:03
If you run the pre-checks individually, you may get an error.
04:08
When Vault upgrades, it does an uninstall and reinstall.
04:11
And then during the pre-checks, it looks for some Autodesk DM directories.
04:15
And if they exist, you'll get an error.
04:17
If you want to run the pre-checks and just make sure there's no other errors,
04:21
just know that that error may show up during a pre-check, but will not show up during the installation.
04:27
The impersonation account may revert back to the Autodesk Vault account.
04:31
The install is only able to create an account on the local machine,
04:34
and unless the local machine is your domain server, it will create it local.
04:39
And then once you start your Vault, you will just need to go into the ADMS console and reset the impersonation account.
00:00
[MUSIC PLAYING]
00:05
As mentioned in the intro, if you are doing more than two versions at a time,
00:08
you can only step through two at a time in Vault. It is still recommended that you create a test server.
00:15
And in order to create a test server,
00:16
you would build a server as close to the production server as possible,
00:21
with the same version and patch level as your existing Vault server.
00:25
You would backup from production and restore to test server.
00:28
And at that point, you are ready to start all the testing.
00:31
You can perform the same steps that you would as part of the upgrade.
00:34
And you can see timing, and any errors, and any issues, and document anything that comes up.
00:41
On go-live day, you want to make sure that you document the current version in case you have to roll back.
00:48
You want to ensure that the current server meets the minimum hardware and software requirements for both production and test.
00:57
There's a PDF that has some resources for you, and that will include links to some of this information.
01:04
Again, pay attention to the usable SQL and Windows version, as you may need to upgrade these along the way.
01:13
You will need to have the impersonation account and the SA account.
01:17
And if your organization doesn't allow the SA account to be used,
01:20
you will need an account that has been set up as a sysadmin and have its password.
01:25
You will want to have all the software and the patches downloaded.
01:28
These are accessible on accounts.autodesk.com.
01:32
And then you need to know the serial number, the product key,
01:36
what your license server model is, the name of the license server.
01:40
Once you've done this, if you go live and something's not working,
01:44
or if something does not function during the upgrade and you need to roll back,
01:48
you would install the version that you documented in the previous section, and then you set up the same patch level,
01:55
restore your backup.
01:57
At that point, you are ready to use the old server.
02:01
If everything is working and you're going forward, you can take a backup and go forward.
02:06
Once you want to make sure that your users are logged off to take the backup, and then you want
02:12
to do it at the very beginning of the upgrade, and you want to make sure that nobody uses the system until you're done.
02:17
So when performing an in-place upgrade and you're needing to move more than two versions ahead,
02:23
you would choose your upgrade window.
02:25
If working with an Autodesk representative, let them know your planned upgrade window,
02:29
so they can prepare for any questions that might come up.
02:32
Have all your users log out of the system and do an IISRESET.
02:36
This will make sure that nothing is connected to Vault.
02:39
And you would do that from the command line of the ADMS console.
02:42
Then you would want to backup your current Vault. You would run the Vault installation software.
02:47
There's, again, a link in the PDF.
02:50
And then apply hotfixes.
02:51
Once the upgrade is complete, you're going to start your ADMS console,
02:55
and then you should be asked if you want to migrate your Vaults.
02:58
You need to select "Yes."
02:60
And if this step doesn't start automatically, you may need to do a B2B migration.
03:05
And for more information on the B2B migration, see the resources PDF.
03:09
When you are moving more than two versions, for example, if you are moving from 2018 to 2022,
03:16
you would have followed the step to go to 2020, and then you are going to go back to the install,
03:25
and you're going to install the next release of Vault up to two releases forward.
03:29
So at this point you could install 2022.
03:32
You would apply the hotfixes, you would start your console, and then you would migrate your databases.
03:37
Those steps will be repeated until you're at the version you want to be,
03:41
and then when you're all set you want to back it up in the final working state, and you're ready to install your clients.
03:46
In this case, you will need to install new clients,
03:49
as you've moved more than two versions and your existing clients will not be able to connect to your existing Vault server.
03:55
Things to be aware of: If you're migrating in-place more than two versions,
03:59
you may have to upgrade SQL or Windows along the way.
04:03
If you run the pre-checks individually, you may get an error.
04:08
When Vault upgrades, it does an uninstall and reinstall.
04:11
And then during the pre-checks, it looks for some Autodesk DM directories.
04:15
And if they exist, you'll get an error.
04:17
If you want to run the pre-checks and just make sure there's no other errors,
04:21
just know that that error may show up during a pre-check, but will not show up during the installation.
04:27
The impersonation account may revert back to the Autodesk Vault account.
04:31
The install is only able to create an account on the local machine,
04:34
and unless the local machine is your domain server, it will create it local.
04:39
And then once you start your Vault, you will just need to go into the ADMS console and reset the impersonation account.
