Notification and Backup

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Notify users that the system will be down at a scheduled time, and they should log out of the system before the start of the process.

Note

It is best to give at least 24-hour notice, as well as a reminder 15 minutes before the upgrade.

Back up the code tree.
The Code Tree refers to files and folders installed on the disk when Aras Innovator was first installed.
The default path for the Code Tree installation would be something like:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Aras\Innovator

The default Conversion Server installation path is the following:
C:\Program Files(x86)\Aras\ConversionServer
Disconnect all users from the database.
The easiest way to prevent client sessions from committing any further changes to the database is to change the database connection string in the InnovatorServerConfig.xmlfrom<DB-Connection...to<xDB-Connection... and restart the w3svc service (IIS). This expires all sessions and prevents all new connections to the Aras Innovator database through the existing instance.
Backup the database.
Store these files in a safe location, as they will need to be restored if the process fails.
Enable database connections.
After the database backup has been completed, enable the database connection string in the InnovatorServerConfig.xmlby changing it from <xDB-Connection...to<DB-Connection... and restarting the w3svc service (IIS).