Upgrading to SI v19
These instructions will cover upgrading from the following previous versions of SI. The upgrade to SI is not a side by side install. It is an update to your existing SI installation. Thus it is imperative that you backup your SI data in the event that you wish to roll back to your previous version or if there are any unforeseen issues/errors while updating to SI.
You will not be able to update any of your SI Clients until you update your SI Server to SI.
When the SI update is available to you, you will see the following message when you launch SI:
Steps
Back up your current SI Data
- Have all Users Check-In all projects and close their SI Client.
- Open the SI Server Manager on your SI Server:
- Click the Backup SI Server button:
- Check the box verifying that you have completed step 1 then click [Continue]:
- Choose a different backup location path if desired, click [Backup SI Server]:
You will get a confirmation when the backup is complete:
Upgrade your SI Server
In the SI Server Manager, click "Check for updates...":
You will see a message similar to this one:
When you click Download and install now a summary of the upgrade will display:
Click Next and follow the on-screen prompts to download the SI Server Upgrade. Click here for instructions on installing the SI Server.
Note: during the upgrade you will be prompted to backup your SI Server. If you skipped that step above, you really should perform the backup when prompted.
Upgrade your SI Clients
Once your SI Server has been upgraded, the next time you launch SI you will see the following prompt:
Click Start->Help->Check for Updates:
Follow the on-screen prompts to download the SI Client Upgrade. Click here for instructions on installing the SI Client.
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