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Migrating an FME Server 2012 Configuration to an FME Server 2013 (or Later) Instance

Note:  This procedure uses FME Workbench and the FME Server Repository writer. For more information about this writer, see the FME Readers and Writers Help, included with your FME Desktop installation.

1. Start FME Workbench and create a new workspace by selecting Generate Workspace.

The Generate Workspace dialog opens.

2. Select FME Server Repository as the Reader Format, and click the Reader Parameters button to display the Repository parameters dialog.



3. Enter the information required to connect to a running FME Server, and then click Next.
4. On the next dialog (Edit Format Parameters), click Finish.
5. In the Generate Workspace dialog, select FME Server Repository as the Writer Format.

6. Click the Writer Parameters button to open the Repository Parameters dialog.

   

7. Specify the information required to connect to your running FME Server, and then click Next.

   

8. Specify the action to be taken when a repository, item, or resource already exists:
   • Append: (RECOMMENDED) If a repository already exists, the Writer attempts to add the new items only. If an item or resource already exists, the Writer skips it.
   • Merge: If a repository already exists, the Writer adds new items and updates to those that already exist. The Writer also updates a resource, if it already exists.
   • Drop: If a repository already exists, the Writer drops it. Then the Writer adds the new items and resources.
9. Click Finish.

10. In the Generate Workspace dialog, click OK.

    This causes the Select Feature Types dialog to open. Each feature type represents an FME Server repository (except for the one named FMEServerServices, which contains metadata related to FME Server services).

11. Select the feature types (repositories) that you want to migrate, and then click OK.

    When the workspace is created, you can still remove repositories that you do not need to import. Select them in the workspace, and press the Delete button.

    Note:  FME Server always includes the Samples repository. Rather than restoring this repository from your previous FME Server version, we recommend that you use the Samples repository included with the new FME Server version.

    

12. Click to run the workspace.

    This creates the respective repositories, copies the workspaces, and registers the workspaces with the FME Server.

13. If you included FMEServerServices in the feature types (repositories) to import:
    • You may need to run Start > FME Server > Install > Enable Installed Services to rectify web services settings. A symptom that this step is required is when you publish to the upgraded FME Server, and the Edit buttons beside some of the web services are grayed out.
    • Beginning with FME Server 2013, the "Subscription Service" is added to the Services page of the Web User Interface. However, this service is replaced with the Notification Service. The Subscription Service can be safely removed, but you must republish any workspaces that used the Subscription Service in FME Server 2012.

Setting User Accounts, Topics and Subscriptions

User accounts, roles, topics, subscriptions and resources must be manually configured.

Migrating Web User Interface Configuration Files

Cascading style sheets (CSS), Java Server pages (JSP) or HTML template files must be manually replaced.

Restoring Service Configuration Files

You may have to reconfigure any changes you made to the default properties of your service configuration files (propertiesFile.properties). Because new service properties might be added with each release, do not simply replace the new properties files with your previous files. The best approach is to find the properties edited in the previous installation and edit these properties in the new version of these files.

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