Upgrading WorldServer
When you upgrade to a newer version of WorldServer, your users will not have access to the program for a certain period of time. Plan that period in advance and inform users before you upgrade.
Before you begin
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- Remove the deprecated file types from your MIME types (, and then select MIME Types in the Custom component type list).
- Remove the deprecated file types from your file type groups, project types, AIS properties, as well as from any other objects that use them.
- Wait until all the active projects have been completed. Active projects that use deprecated file types will no longer work post-upgrade and you will not be able to complete them.
About this task
First, perform the upgrade procedure on a staging system, and then use that system to test the new functionality before actually upgrading your production system. A full upgrade of WorldServer also involves changing the underlying database schema.
This procedure describes a basic WorldServer upgrade. For information about upgrading in clustered mode, see the appropriate topic in the related topics list.
Procedure
What to do next
If you are upgrading from WorldServer 11.6 or earlier and you use automatic action samples, make sure that you remove their existing versions from your environment and import their newer versions. You can find them in the WorldServer SDK under samples\dist, in an archive called autoaction_samples.zip.