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Upgrading to a Second Machine, Using the Same Host Name
To Upgrade to a Second Machine, Using the Same Host Name
- Provide a new machine for the upgrade.
- Note the host name you are using to access your currently-installed FME Server.
- On the new machine, configure the hosts file so that this host name resolves to the new machine.
- In a text editor, open C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
- Add a line like this: <localhost_ip> <hostname>
- In a text editor, open /etc/hosts
- Add a line like this: <localhost_ip> <hostname> <hostname>
- Backup the FME Server configuration from the old machine.
- Install FME Server on the new machine. On the FME Server Hostname dialog, specify the same host name as the previous installation.
- Restore the backed-up FME Server configuration to the new machine.
- Test that your configuration has been migrated successfully by running a workspace from the Web User Interface in a browser on the new machine. Alternatively, if you want to test from a remote machine, you must temporarily configure the machine to route requests for the FME Server host to the new FME Server machine. Use the same procedure as step 3 above.
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Instruct your IT department to switch the DNS setting for the host name so that it routes to the new machine instead of the old machine.
- Uninstall FME Server from the old machine (or recycle the machine).
Windows:
For example: 127.0.0.1 fmeserver.com
Linux:
For example: 127.0.0.1 fmeserver.com fmeserver.com