Upgrade from V7 to V8 is very similar to upgrade from V6 to V7. The major difference is the database, but everything is quite automated so there should be no problems.
We usually follow the following steps:
- Stop and remove all the V7 services (Network License Server, DNC-Max Service, Database Service …)
- Install V8 software.
- Start Software Manager (new License Server). Pretty straightforward, just select the license file and click start.
- Start Database Server: this is the important one. The database has changed from MySQL 3.23 to MariaDB 10 (MySQL 5.6) so it is a big jump. What we recommend is to copy the V7 database into the V8 folder, so the V7 database is untouched and we can easily go back to V7 if something fails.
So copy the folder C:/CIMCO/NCBase7/Datafiles to C:/CIMCO/NCBase8/Datafiles.
Then start Database Server V8. By default it will point to C:/CIMCO/NCBase7/Datafiles. Change that to C:/CIMCO/NCBase8/Datafiles, so the original V7 will not be modified.
Start the database server. It will prompt for creating a database backup. Click “No” (we have already saved the folder C:/CIMCO/NCBase7/Datafiles, so we can easily roll back to V7 without any backup).
Depending on how big the database is it can take a while to upgrade, and the Database Server may display “Not Responding” (but it is actually working, so do not stop it). When the upgrade is done you will get a message dialog saying “Database upgrade successful” or something similar, so wait for this dialog – do not close the database even if it is “Not Responding”. - Start the DNC-Max Server. It will detect that a V7 installation is in place and will ask to import the settings (like from V6 to V7)
- Start CIMCO Edit. It will detect that a V7 installation is in place and will ask to import the settings (like from V6 to V7)
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